albuminous
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9.8
Containing the protein found in egg white and blood
- adjective
- /ælˈbjuːmɪnəs/
- Specialized
:
albuminoso
- Egg whites contain albuminous substances essential for cooking and baking.
Examples
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Doctors often check for albuminous substances in urine to assess kidney function.
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And the benzidine-acetic test shows no evidence of albuminous material. "Which means the bones are older than a hundred years.
Fiction book (2002) -
Mother brought from Jerusalem still continued its leavening in his bakery, like those immortal molecules of albuminous sperm sprayed from generation to generation.
Fiction book (1994) -
The blood test revealed high levels of albuminous proteins, indicating a possible health issue.
Synonyms
1
8.2
Made of or containing protein
is specific to the albumin type rather than proteins in general
Surface Forms
albuminous positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word albuminous comes from the Latin albumen, which means 'egg white', and from albus, meaning 'white'. So something albuminous contains or is like the protein you find in egg white and in blood.