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Meaning of gliadin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɡlaɪədɪn

Definitions

A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Gliadin
Español gliadina
Suomi gliadiini
Français gliadine

Examples

Most of the gluten proteins, the gliadins and the glutenins, are around a thousand amino acids long. The gliadin chains fold onto themselves in a compact mass, and bond weakly with each other and with the glutenin proteins.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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