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ALEURONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Granular protein in outermost layer of endosperm of many seeds or cereal grains
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("aleurone" is a kind of...):
protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)
Derivation:
aleuronic (of or related to aleurone)
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