gluten

«gluten» in Mova's school dictionary: a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (gluten — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye that makes dough stretchy and helps bread rise. tree →

sense in the lessons

In food and science lessons, gluten is why bread is chewy. In everyday life and health, people with coeliac disease (celiac in the US) get ill from gluten, so they eat gluten-free food; labels must show it. Some people have other intolerances. Gluten-free food is not healthier for most people.

examples

• Bread dough is stretchy because of gluten. tree →
• My friend has coeliac disease and cannot eat gluten. tree →
• This cake is gluten-free. tree →
• Wheat, barley and rye contain gluten. tree →
• Check the label for gluten. tree →
• Rice and potatoes do not contain gluten. tree →

note

Uncountable. Gluten-free is written with a hyphen before a noun. Said GLOO-ten. Do not confuse with glutton (a greedy eater). Myth: gluten is bad for everyone; it is only a problem for some people.

In the corpora

• Kneading pulls the dough's gluten proteins into long stretchy strands, like a net of tiny balloons.
• Kneading lines up gluten proteins into long stretchy strands that trap the gas like balloons.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gluten» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.