Definitions for gliadins

gliadins gli·a·din

Spelling: [glahy-uh-din, -dn]
IPA: /ˈglaɪ ə dɪn, -dn/

Gliadins is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 274 anagrams from letters in gliadins (adgiilns).

Definitions for gliadins

noun

  1. a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
  2. any prolamin.

Origin of gliadins

From the Italian word gliadina, dating back to 1820-30. See glia, -in2

Examples for gliadins

When burned, what was the odor of the gliadin, and what does this indicate?

Examples of these proteins may be seen in the gliadin of wheat, zein of corn, and hordein of barley.

The gluten of wheat, when purified from gliadin, presents all the characteristics of pure fibrin.

These proteins, which occur in the wheat grain in the form of gluten, are known as gliadin and glutenin.

Ordinarily from 45 to 65 per cent of the total nitrogen of the flour is present in alcohol soluble or gliadin form.

If there is an excess of gliadin, the dough is soft and sticky, while if there is a deficiency, it lacks expansive power.

The gliadin imparts elasticity and tenacity, or toughness, to the gluten, and the glutenin gives it strength.

The removal of gliadin from flour causes complete loss of bread-making properties.

It is composed of true vegetable fibrin and a small quantity of gliadin.

A dough cannot be made of pure germ, because it contains so little of the gliadin and glutenin.

Word Value for gliadins
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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