casein
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- n a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives
- n a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk
- This extracts the casein, which looks like pot cheese.
- Explains Chemist Vladimir Tolstogouzov: "Soybean protein is cheaper, but casein is best for making this exquisite product.
- Casein is a proteid of the nucleoalbumin group, existing in the milk of various animals, and an important by-product in the cheese industry.