| glutaeus | ‖ n. [ NL. See Gluteal. ] (Anat.) Any of several muscles in the buttocks of man and most mammals, especially the great muscle of the buttock (the gluteus maximus); also, the corresponding muscle in many lower animals. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] ☞ In man, the gluteus is composed of three distinct parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help support the body in standing. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: gluteus |
| Gluten | n. [ L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See Glue. ] (Chem.) The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily material, etc., and is a very nutritious element of food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and other soluble matters being thus washed out. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gluten bread, bread containing a large proportion of gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes. --
Gluten casein (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous, earthy mass. --
Gluten fibrin (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish yellow substance. [ 1913 Webster ]
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