aleurone

English

Alternative forms

• aleuron

Etymology

1865/70; from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron, “flour, meal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈl(j)ʊəɹəʊn/

Noun

aleurone (countable and uncountable, plural aleurones)

1. (biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
2. The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.

Synonyms

• (outer layer): peripheral endosperm

Related terms

• aleurone layer
• aleuronic
• aleuromancy
• aleurometer
• subaleurone

Translations

protein content of the embryo, endosperm or perisperm of cereals

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 糊粉(粒)

• French: aleurone (fr) f
• Ido: aleurono (io)
• Irish: aileorón m
• Italian: aleurone m
• Portuguese: aleurona f

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

aleurone f (plural aleurones)

1. aleurone

Further reading

• “aleurone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

aleurone m (plural aleuroni)

1. aleurone

Related terms

• aleuronico