casein
pronunciation
How to pronounce casein in British English:
UK ['keɪsɪɪn]
How to pronounce casein in American English:
US ['keɪsɪɪn]
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- Noun:
- a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
- a water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)
Word Origin
- casein (n.)
- principal protein-constituent of milk, forming the basis of cheese, 1841, from French caséine, from Latin caseus "cheese" (see cheese (n.1)) + chemical suffix -ine (2).
Example
- 1. What they actually suggest is using casein , the principal protein found in milk .
- 2. Milk 's proteins ( whey and casein ) can make you feel more satisfied than sugary drinks .
- 3. Casein is probably used in soy cheese products because it helps those resemble the taste of real cheese .
- 4. But where carmine is probably good for you , I don 't think casein is .
- 5. Domaske extracts casein only from soured " secondary milk " that 's no longer for human consumption and headed for disposable .