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LEGUMIN
Etymology
Noun
legumin (plural legumins)
(biochemistry, organic compound) Any of a group of globulins, resembling casein, found mostly in legumes and grains.
Usage notes
Early investigators, including Justus von Liebig, considered it identical to mammalian casein and referred to it as vegetable casein.
Anagrams
• emuling, gumline
Source: Wiktionary
Le*gu"min, n. Etym: [Cf. F. légumine.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: An albuminous substance resembling casein, found as a characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and grain- bearing plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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