aleurone
[ al-yuh-rohn, uh-loor-ohn ]
noun(in the seeds of cereal plants)
protein granules (aleurone grains ) found in a single layer of cells (aleurone layer ) in the outermost portion of the endosperm.
Origin of aleurone
1First recorded in 1865–70, aleurone is from the Greek word áleuron flour, meal
- Also al·eu·ron [al-yuh-ron, uh-loor-on]. /ˈæl yəˌrɒn, əˈlʊər ɒn/.
Other words from aleurone
- al·eu·ron·ic [al-yoo-ron-ik], /ˌæl yʊˈrɒn ɪk/, adjective
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How to use aleurone in a sentence
The cells contain no starch, the reserve food supply being stored cellulose, protein, and aleurone grains.
All About Coffee | William H. UkersThis parenchymatous mass consists of oval cells filled with fatty matter and granules of aleurone.
This pulpy substance, formed entirely of oval cells filled with aleurone, consists of two distinct layers.
Within short, starch will become a side product of aleurone meal.
Woman under socialism | August BebelAt present aleurone meal is a side product in starch factories.
Woman under socialism | August Bebel
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