albuminous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ælˈbjuː.mɪn.əs/
Etymology
From Latin albūminōsus, from albūmen + -ōsus. By surface analysis, albumin + -ous.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.
1913 May 25, “COLLOIDAL COPPER'S VALUE IN CANCER CASES CONFIRMED; […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2025:
Deriveds
exalbuminous · albuminously · nonalbuminous · albuminousness
Translations (7)
it albuminoso (of or pertaining to albumin) · ar زُلَالِيّ (of or pertaining to albumin) · fi albumiini- (of or pertaining to albumin) · pl albuminowy (of or pertaining to albumin) · ca albuminós (of or pertaining to albumin) · ga albaimineach (of or pertaining to albumin) · pt albuminoso (of or pertaining to albumin)