cerealin
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]cerealin (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.
References
[edit]1868-1881, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry “cerealin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.