albuminoid

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adjective

albuminoid (comparative more albuminoid, superlative most albuminoid)

  1. of albumin
  2. like albumen

Translations

Noun

albuminoid (plural albuminoids)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

albuminoid m inan

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

Declension

adjective
nouns

References

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

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French albuminoïde.

Noun

albuminoid n (plural albuminoizi)

  1. albuminoid

Declension

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