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gliadin definition

glia·din (glī′ə din)

noun

any of a group of simple vegetable proteins found in gluten

Etymology: Fr gliadine < MGr glia, glue (akin to Gr gloios: for base see clay) + -d- + Fr -ine, -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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