Casein vs. Vegetable

Caseinnoun

(protein) A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants

Caseinnoun

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.

Caseinnoun

A knife carried in a sheath or case.

Caseinnoun

A large table knife; - so called from being formerly kept in a case.

Caseinnoun

a milk protein used in making e.g. plastics and adhesives

Caseinnoun

a water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)

Casein

Casein ( KAY-see-n, from Latin caseus ) is a family of related phosphoproteins (αS1, αS2, β, κ). These proteins are commonly found in mammalian milk, comprising about 80% of the proteins in cow's milk and between 20% and 60% of the proteins in human milk.

Vegetablenoun

Any plant.

Vegetablenoun

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.

Vegetablenoun

The edible part of such a plant.

Vegetablenoun

A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.

Vegetableadjective

Of or relating to plants.

Vegetableadjective

Of or relating to vegetables.

Vegetableadjective

Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices, etc.

Vegetableadjective

Consisting of, or comprising, plants; as, the vegetable kingdom.

Vegetableadjective

Plants having distinct flowers and true seeds.

Vegetablenoun

A plant. See Plant.

Vegetablenoun

A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for market or the table.

Vegetablenoun

A person who has permanently lost consciousness, due to damage to the brain, but remains alive; sometimes continued life requires support by machinery such as breathing tubes. Such a person is said to be in a vegetative state.

Vegetablenoun

edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

Vegetablenoun

any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

Vegetableadjective

of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from plants;

Vegetable

Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, leaves, roots, and seeds.