hordein

H4O1R1D2E1I1N1

noun

A glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.

OriginLatin hordeum →
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Meanings

nounhordein (countable and uncountable, plural hordeins)

plural hordeins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.

Origin

  1. Latinhordeum“barley”
  2. Englishhordein

Latin hordeum (“barley”).

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APA

hordein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hordein

MLA

“hordein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hordein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hordein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hordein.

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