AVE′NIN

(-nĭn). Syn. Avena′ine* (ăv-e-) Aveni′na , ., L.; Avénine , ., Fr. A nitrogenous compound, analogous to, and probably identical with, casein, obtained from oats, and on which its nutritive ne chiefly depends. Prep. The grain, reduced to the state of powder or meal, is washed on a sieve, and the milky liquid, after being allowed to deposit its starch, is heated to about 200° Fahr., to coagulate the albumen; when cold, acetic acid is added as long as a white powder falls, which is AVENIN ; this is collected on a filter, drained, and dried by a gentle heat.