albuminoid

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From albumin (=albumen) 'protein' (from French albumine, from Latin albumen 'egg white', from albus 'white').

Adjective[edit]

albuminoid (comparative more albuminoid, superlative most albuminoid)

  1. of albumin
  2. like albumen

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Noun[edit]

albuminoid (plural albuminoids)

  1. A simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From albumina +‎ -oid. First attested in 1860.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /al.bu.miˈnɔ.it/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: al‧bu‧mi‧no‧id

Noun[edit]

albuminoid m inan

  1. (biochemistry) albuminoid (simple protein of a subclass mainly derived from animal connective or supportive tissue)
    Synonym: skleroproteina

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Rocznik Ces. Król. Towarzystwa Naukowego Krakowskiego[1] (in Polish), number T. 4 (1860) = t. 27 + wkł. (8), 1860, page 218
  2. ^ albuminoid in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French albuminoïde.

Noun[edit]

albuminoid n (plural albuminoizi)

  1. albuminoid

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