legumin Chem.
(lɪˈgjuːmɪn)
Also legumine.
[f. legume + -in.]
A proteid substance resembling casein, found in leguminous and other seeds.
| 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 690 A peculiar principle, to which he [Braconnot] has given the name of legumin. c 1865 Circ. Sci. I. 329/2 The largest proportion of phosphorus exists in legumine. 1886 A. H. Church Food Grains Ind. 119 Legumin occurs in largest proportion and in the larger number of kinds of pulse. |