albuminous

American  

[al-byoo-muh-nuhs] / ælˈbyu mə nəs /

Also albuminose

adjective

1. of, containing, or resembling albumen.

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albuminous British  

/ ælˈbjuːmɪnəs /

adjective

1. of or containing albumin

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Etymology

Origin of albuminous

1785–95; < Late Latin albūmin-, stem of albūmen albumen + -ous

Example Sentences

Don’t let the mixture boil, or the whites will turn to albuminous ribbons, the yolks to rubble, and the lovely color, like a newly painted parlor, will be wrecked.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 23, 2017

He swallowed large quantities of egg white in a desperate attempt to induce an albuminous condition and get a medical deferment, but the army inducted him anyway.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; Ð a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The ripe albuminous seed contains a single embryo with two or more cotyledons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

In amyloid degeneration there is the transformation of the cell-protoplasm into an albuminous material different from other albuminates found in the body.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various