casein

/ˈkeɪ.siːn/ · noun

Meaning

A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants.

Etymology / origin

From French caséine, formed from Latin cāseus (“cheese”) + -ine.

cāseus(la)→
caséine(French)→
casein (English)
Relations: bor, der

Related words

caséine(French)cāseus(la)kasein(Indonesian)kazeina(Polish)

Descendant words

kasein(Indonesian) (bor)
kazeina(Polish) (cog)

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