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gluten

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gluten (noun)
  2. gluten bread (noun)
  3. gluten feed (noun)
  4. gluten meal (noun)
  5. corn gluten (noun)
  6. corn gluten feed (noun)
  7. corn gluten meal (noun)

glu·ten

noun \ˈglü-tən\

Definition of GLUTEN

: a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough
— glu·ten·ous \ˈglüt-nəs, ˈglü-tən-əs\ adjective
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Origin of GLUTEN

Latin glutin-, gluten glue — more at clay
First Known Use: 1803

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Rhymes with GLUTEN

cutin, Luton, mutine, rutin, Teuton

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