— aleuronic /al'yoo ron"ik/ , adj.
/al"yeuh rohn', euh loor"ohn/ , n. (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.
Also, aleuron /al"yeuh ron', euh loor"on/ .
[ 1865-70; áleuron flour, meal ]