cerealin

English

Etymology

From cereal +‎ -in.

Noun

cerealin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.

References

1868-1881, Henry Watts, A Dictionary of Chemistry “cerealin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• careline, cinereal, reliance