hordein [hawr-dee-in] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun Biochemistry. a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of hordein 1820–30; French hordéine Latin horde(um) barley + French -ine -in2 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for hordein Historical Examples of hordein
Examples of these proteins may be seen in the gliadin of wheat, zein of corn, and hordein of barley.
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British Dictionary definitions for hordein hordein noun a simple protein, rich in proline, that occurs in barley Word Origin for hordein C19: from French hordéine, from Latin hordeum barley + French -ine -in Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012