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gliadin

(glī′ə din)

noun

any of a group of simple vegetable proteins found in gluten

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

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noun

Any of several prolamin proteins present in wheat grains, and constituting a component of wheat gluten. Gliadins can cause celiac disease in susceptible individuals by inducing a destructive immune response in the small intestine.

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Origin: Italian gliadina

Origin: , from Medieval Greek glia, glue; see zooglea

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