GLUTEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does gluten mean? • GLUTEN (noun)
The noun GLUTEN has 1 sense:
1. a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough
Familiarity information: GLUTEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLUTEN (noun)
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)
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