Zē'ine, n.
n. [Fr. zéine, from Lat. zéa, Gr. ζέα. See ZEA.] (Chem.) The gluten of maize; a substance of a yellowish color, soft, insipid, and elastic, procured from the seeds of the Zea mays, or Indian corn. Gorham.
n. [Fr. zéine, from Lat. zéa, Gr. ζέα. See ZEA.] (Chem.) The gluten of maize; a substance of a yellowish color, soft, insipid, and elastic, procured from the seeds of the Zea mays, or Indian corn. Gorham.