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GLUTEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("gluten" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gluten"):

corn gluten (gluten prepared from corn)

wheat gluten (gluten prepared from wheat)

Derivation:

glutinous (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Celiac disease is an immune disease in which people can't eat gluten because it will damage their small intestine.

(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)