aleurone
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Etymology edit
1865/70; from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron, “flour, meal”).
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Noun edit
aleurone (countable and uncountable, plural aleurones)
- (biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
- The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.
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- (outer layer): peripheral endosperm
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aleurone f (plural aleurones)
Further reading edit
- “aleurone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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aleurone m (plural aleuroni)