casein
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English
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Etymology
From French caséine, formed from Latin caseus (“cheese”) + -ine.
Pronunciation
Noun
casein (countable and uncountable, plural caseins)
- (biochemistry) A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants
- 2004, Harold McGee, chapter 1, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN:
- It’s the clumping nature of the caseins that makes possible most thickened milk products, from yogurt to cheese. The whey proteins play a more minor role; they influence the texture of casein curds, and stabilize the milk foams on specialty coffees.
Synonyms
- legumine (archaic)
Derived terms
Translations
protein
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