- An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen,
found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is
variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent. - A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South
American cow tree (Galactodendron). - An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found
in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition
several sugars, including galactose.
- A proteid substance present in both the animal and the
vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk,
and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the
vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of
leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin.
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