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sei·tan

 (sā′tăn′)
n.
A chewy, protein-rich food made from wheat gluten and used as a meat substitute.

[Coined by George Ohsawa (1893-1966), Japanese advocate of macrobiotics.]
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seitan

(ˈsaɪˌtæn) or

seiten

n
(Cookery) a meat substitute made from the gluten from wheat
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