gluten

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Synonyms: glute, glutes, glutin, glutei, luten

Antonyms: glute, glutes, glutin, glutei, luten

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[fibrin|Fibrin]] (formerly considered as one of the "animal [[humours]]"). {{defdate|16th|19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|rare}} Any [[gluey]], [[sticky]] substance. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{senseid|en|Q188251}} {{lb|en|cooking|biochemistry}} The major [[protein]] in [[cereal]] [[grain]]s, especially [[wheat]]; responsible for the [[elasticity]] in [[dough]] and the [[structure]] in [[baked]] [[bread]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|geology}} A [[gluey]], [[sticky]] mass of [[clay]], [[bitumen]] etc. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

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