albuminous

English

Etymology

From Latin albūminōsus, from albūmen + -ōsus.[1] By surface analysis, albumin +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ælˈbjuː.mɪn.əs/

Adjective

albuminous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
    • 1913 May 25, “COLLOIDAL COPPER'S VALUE IN CANCER CASES CONFIRMED; […]”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 November 2025:
      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.

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  1. ^ “albuminous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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