Cerealin

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

  Cerealin \Ce"re*a*lin\, n. (Chem.)
     A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained
     from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into
     dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. --Watts.
     [1913 Webster]