"zein" meaning in English

See zein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: zeins [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Zea|-in|lang1=mul|t1=corn genus}} translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} zein (countable and uncountable, plural zeins)
  1. A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications. Wikipedia link: zein Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-zein-en-noun-0xJqtCss Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in, Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Crimean Tatar entries with incorrect language header: 15 16 0 7 62

Inflected forms

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