Definitions for gliadin

gliadin gli·a·din

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

Gliadin is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 137 anagrams from letters in gliadin (adgiiln).

Definitions for gliadin

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 gliadin

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

Examples for gliadin

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for gliadin
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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