aleurone

• aleuron

1865/70; from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron, “flour, meal”).

• IPA^(key): /əˈl(j)ʊəɹəʊn/

aleurone (countable and uncountable, plural aleurones)

1. (biochemistry) The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles.
2. The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm.

• (outer layer): peripheral endosperm

• aleurone layer
• aleuronic
• aleuromancy
• aleurometer
• subaleurone

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aleurone f (plural aleurones)

1. aleurone

• “aleurone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

aleurone m (plural aleuroni)

1. aleurone

• aleuronico