gluten

/หˆษกluหtnฬฉ/

IPA: /G L UW1 T AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours").

  2. 2

    Any gluey, sticky substance.

  3. 3

    The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread.

  4. 4

    A gluey, sticky mass of clay, bitumen etc.

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