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Webster 1913 Edition
Albumin
Al-bu′min
,Noun.
(Chem.)
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.
Acid albumin
, a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.
– Alkali albumin
, albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; – called also
albuminate
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Albumin
albumin
albumin
See also: Albumin
English
Noun
albumin (plural albumins)
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
Related terms
Translations
class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water
Danish
Etymology
From French albumine, from Latin albūmen (“egg white”), from albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /albumiːn/, [alb̥uˈmiːˀn]
Noun
albumin n (singular definite albuminet, plural indefinite albuminer)
- (physiology, organic chemistry) albumin
Inflection
Inflection of albumin
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | albumin | albuminet | albuminer | albuminerne |
| genitive | albumins | albuminets | albuminers | albuminernes |
See also
albumin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da