Gluten is a substance found in cereal grains such as wheat.
gluten in British English
(ˈɡluːtən)
noun
a protein consisting of a mixture of glutelin and gliadin, present in cereal grains, esp wheat. A gluten-free diet is necessary in cases of coeliac disease
Derived forms
glutenous (ˈglutenous)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Latin: glue
gluten in American English
(ˈglutən)
noun
a gray, sticky, nutritious mixture of proteins, including gliadin, found in wheat and other grain: it givesdough its tough, elastic quality
Derived forms
glutenous (ˈglutenous)
adjective
Word origin
L gluten, glue, akin to LL glus, glue
Examples of 'gluten' in a sentence
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The argument over wheat and gluten is a case in point.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Great place for those avoiding gluten and dairy and you can eat well without the worries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Daisy gets a bonus point for sticking two fingers up to gluten free.
The Sun (2011)
She avoided refined sugar and gluten where she could.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Particularly useful if you are intolerant to gluten or dairy foods.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One way to keep bad digestion at bay is to reduce gluten in your diet.
The Sun (2015)
The effect of her training also meant she was back on eating gluten and sugar.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has an effect on the proteins which make up the gluten in the wheat flour.
Hanssen, Maurice & Marsden, Jill E For Additives (1987)
Many of the better supplements will also declare that they are free from sugar and gluten.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
Many better tablets will declare that the product is free from sugar and gluten.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
Organic buckwheat noodles are also widely available and are also suitable for those on a gluten free diet.
Lashford, Stephanie The Residue Report - an action plan for safer food (1988)
There is no advantage to gluten-free pasta unless you have a medical need to avoid gluten.
The Sun (2016)
The shop stocks more than 700 products free of ingredients such as gluten and dairy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, treatment involves excluding gluten from the diet completely.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If she eats gluten, she swells up and explodes into a thousand bits of flesh.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
People with wheat or gluten problems can replace this with an equal amount of buckwheat flour).
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Her clients must avoid gluten, sugar and processed foods.
The Sun (2015)
This means that although made predominantly from potato, they are not gluten free.
The Sun (2013)
Shortly afterwards she became intolerant to wheat, gluten and dairy products.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Make sure you pick cornflakes that are gluten free, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is worth remembering that rye flour contains gluten, so is not suitable for people avoiding this.
The Sun (2014)
A blood test can spot the disease but only in people eating gluten.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We should eat more leafy vegetables and avoid gluten, a protein found in grains such as wheat, rye and barley and in processed foods.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
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British English: gluten /ˈɡluːtn/ NOUN
Gluten is a substance found in cereal grains such as wheat.