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