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GLUTEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("gluten" 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gluten"):
corn gluten (gluten prepared from corn)
wheat gluten (gluten prepared from wheat)
Derivation:
glutinous (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
Context examples:
Celiac disease is an immune disease in which people can't eat gluten because it will damage their small intestine.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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