casein
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casein
- /ˈkeɪ.siːn/ UK
- /ˈkeɪ.siː.ɪn/ UK
- /ˈkeɪ.sin/ US
- /keɪˈsin/ US
- /ˈkeɪ.si.ɪn/ US
Rhymes with -eɪsiːn, -iːn
Where it comes from
From French caséine, formed from Latin cāseus (“cheese”) + -ine.
noun caseins · caseine
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A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.
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."
Similar: legumine
Translations
Talk about this word "casein." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/casein. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. casein. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/casein "casein." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/casein.Cite this
@misc{casein_2026,
title = {casein},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casein},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
