# zein

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #92,279

## Definitions
1. A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.

## Etymology
From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zein