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 Definitions of albumin  [ælˈbyu mən]  

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Definition of 'albumin' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) albumin
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.

Etymology:  (album (en ) + -in1)

Definition of 'albumin' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) albumin, albumen
a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids


Definition of 'albumin' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) albumin
a thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents



'albumin' - Nearby Entries  

albulidae  album  albumen  albumin  albuminoid  albuminous  albuminuria  



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