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- [gloot-n]
- /ˈglut n/
- /ˈɡluː.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gloot-n]
- /ˈglut n/
Definitions of gluten word
- noun gluten the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch. 1
- noun gluten Archaic. glue or a gluey substance. 1
- noun gluten A substance present in cereal grains, especially wheat, that is responsible for the elastic texture of dough. A mixture of two proteins, it causes illness in people with celiac disease. 1
- noun gluten cereal protein 1
- uncountable noun gluten Gluten is a substance found in cereal grains such as wheat. 0
- noun gluten a protein consisting of a mixture of glutelin and gliadin, present in cereal grains, esp wheat. A gluten-free diet is necessary in cases of coeliac disease 0
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Origin of gluten
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, gluten is from the Latin word glūten glue
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Parts of speech for Gluten
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preposition
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gluten popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gluten usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gluten
noun gluten
- grass — Günter (Wilhelm) [goo n-ter wil-helm;; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
- cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- durum — a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta.
- spelt — a simple past tense and past participle of spell1 .
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
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