gluten

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours"). (defdate, 16th-19th c.) .
  2. Noun.  The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (rare, geology) A gluey, sticky mass of clay, bitumen etc. (defdate, from 19th c.) .

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