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Showing words for ZEIN using the English dictionary

4 Letter Words for Zein

zein, zine

3 Letter Words for Zein

nei, nie, zen, zin

Definitions for Zein

[1] Biochemistry . a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
[2] a synthetic fiber produced from this protein.
[3] a protein of the prolamine group occurring in maize and used in the manufacture of plastics, paper coatings, adhesives, etc

Words nearby Zein

zeelander, zeeman, zeeman effect, zeffirelli, zeg, zein, zeis gland, zeist, zeitgeber, zeitgeist, zeitgeisty

Origin of Zein

1815–25; < New Latin Ze(a ) the maize genus (Latin: emmer < Greek zeiá barley, wheat; cognate with Sanskrit yáva grain) + -in2

Word origin for Zein

C19: from New Latin zēa maize, from Latin: a kind of grain, from Greek zeia barley