Avenalin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Avenalin \A*ven"a*lin\, n. [L. avena eats.] (Chem.)
     A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very
     similar in composition to excelsin, but different in
     reactions and crystalline form.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]