gliadin
noun
gli·a·din
ˈglī-ə-dən 
: prolamin
especially
: one obtained by alcoholic extraction of gluten from wheat and rye
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Then, the bagel is broken down, separated into the digestible and the not: Parts of gliadin, a protein found in gluten, stay in the gut.
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Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2023
But he was not convinced by previous studies claiming that NCGS patients were more likely than other people to have certain antibodies to gliadin.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 23 May 2018
Those grains contain proteins called glutenin and gliadin, which hold the structure of the grains together.
—Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 10 Oct. 2017
There are 45 copies of the gene for the main gliadin protein that causes symptoms in people with celiac disease
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Oct. 2017
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Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2023
But he was not convinced by previous studies claiming that NCGS patients were more likely than other people to have certain antibodies to gliadin.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 23 May 2018
Those grains contain proteins called glutenin and gliadin, which hold the structure of the grains together.
—Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, 10 Oct. 2017
There are 45 copies of the gene for the main gliadin protein that causes symptoms in people with celiac disease
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Oct. 2017
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“Gliadin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gliadin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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gliadin
noun
gli·a·din
ˈglī-əd-ən
: a simple protein that can be obtained from gluten from wheat or rye
Medical Definition
gliadin
noun
gli·a·din
ˈglī-əd-ən
: prolamin
especially
: one obtained by alcoholic extraction of gluten from wheat and rye
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