CASEIN


Meaning of CASEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkā-ˌsēn, kā-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: probably from French caséine, from Latin caseus cheese

Date: 1841

: a phosphoprotein of milk: as

a. : one that is precipitated from milk by heating with an acid or by the action of lactic acid in souring and is used in making paints and adhesives

b. : one that is produced when milk is curdled by rennet, is the chief constituent of cheese, and is used in making plastics

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.