Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gliadin

/ˈɡlaɪədɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: gliadin
IPA: /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Italian gloiodina, coined by G. Taddei in 1819 along with zymome. Compare glio- and gloeo-.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: gloiodina

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/
British English: /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gliadins (plural)

Derived Forms

antigliadin

Frequently Paired Words

glutenin

Synonyms

glutin

Questions

How do you pronounce gliadin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlaɪədɪn/.
What does gliadin mean?: A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause a toxic reaction in some people.
Where does gliadin come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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