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cerealin

English edit

Etymology edit

cereal +‎ -in

Noun edit

cerealin (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.

References edit

1868-1881, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry “cerealin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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