How do you pronounce casein?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪ.sin/.

casein

/ˈkeɪ.sin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: ca-sein
IPA: /ˈkeɪ.sin/

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Meaning

noun

A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig. This observation points to a possible danger in the use of casein solutions.""
"It’s the clumping nature of the caseins that makes possible most thickened milk products, from yogurt to cheese. The whey proteins play a more minor role; they influence the texture of casein curds, and stabilize the milk foams on specialty coffees."

Etymology

From French caséine, formed from Latin cāseus (“cheese”) + -ine.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: caséine, cāseus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkeɪ.sin/
British English: /ˈkeɪ.siːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

caseins (plural) caseine (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

azocasein caseinase caseinate caseinogen caseinolysis caseinolytic noncasein paracasein

Phrases

gluten casein vegetable casein casamino acid

Frequently Paired Words

casamino casamino acid casease caseate caseation casefy caseic caseification

Synonyms

legumine casein paint

Rhymes With

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