a protein obtained mainly from the seeds of leguminous plants
Word origin
C19: from legume
legumin in American English
(lɪˈɡjuːmən)
noun
Biochemistry
a globulin obtained from the seeds of leguminous and other plants
Word origin
[1830–40; legume + -in2]
Examples of 'legumin' in a sentence
legumin
No changes in the level of legumin appeared.
Ryszard J. Górecki, Andrzej Klasa, Artur Bałajewicz 2014, 'Proteins in pea seeds after 7 months of storage at 50 and 90% relative humidity',Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniaehttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/3090. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)