Hypertext Webster Gateway: "zein"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zein \Ze"in\, n. [Cf. F. z['e]["i]ne. See {Zea}.] (Chem.)
A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained
from the seeds of Indian corn ({Zea}) as a soft, yellowish,
amorphous substance. [Formerly written {zeine}.]
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