Defn: An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour. Knight.
ALEURONAT
A*leu"ro*nat, n. [See Aleurone.]
Defn: Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons.
ALEURONE
A*leu"rone, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains ("protein granules") in maturing seeds and tubers; — supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.
ALEURONIC
Al`eu*ron"ic, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having the nature of aleurone. D. C. Eaton.
ALEUTIAN; ALEUTIC A*leu"tian, A*leu"tic, a. Etym: [Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and
Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.
ALEVIN Al"e*vin, n. Etym: [F. alevin, OF. alever to rear, fr. L. ad + levare to raise.]