About The Word Gluten
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Gluten
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What's The Definition Of Gluten?
[n] a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gluten: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gluten: albumen | batter | bonnyclabber | butter | clabber | cornstarch | cream | curd | dough | egg white | gaum | gel | gelatin | glair | glop | glue | goo | gook | goop | gruel | gumbo | gunk | jam | jell | jelly | loblolly | molasses | mucilage | mucus | pap | paste | porridge | pudding | pulp | puree | putty | rob | semifluid | semiliquid | size | soup | starch | sticky mess | syrup | treacle See Also | corn gluten | protein | wheat gluten Gluten In Webster's Dictionary \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]
(Chem.)
The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to
dough.
Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or
gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily
material, etc., and ia a very nutritious element of
food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by
subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and
other soluble matters being thus washed out.
{Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of
gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.
{Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,
earthy mass.
{Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the
cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish
yellow substance.
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