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noun · countable / uncountable · rare

zein

zein · zeins

A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applicationsA protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.

Origin

From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.

From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.

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Forms

plural: zeins

Singular	zein
Plural	zeins

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

zealous zebraB2 zee zeitgeist zen zenith

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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