albuminoid

[ al-byoo-muh-noid ]

noun

1. any of a class of simple proteins, as keratin, gelatin, or collagen, that are insoluble in all neutral solvents; scleroprotein.

adjective

1. resembling albumen or albumin.

albuminoid

/ ælˈbjuːmɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling albumin

noun

1. another name for scleroprotein

Other Words From

• al·bumi·noidal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of albuminoid¹

First recorded in 1855–60; albumin + -oid

Example Sentences

On the other hand, its association, under circumstances, with fatty degeneration suggests as extremely probable that the latter condition may represent a result of the albuminoid infiltration.

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It has been assumed, however, by those who maintain that the fat of the fattening animal is formed from albuminoids, that the fat of milk must be formed in the same way.

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All albuminoid, mucilaginous, and saccharine vegetable juices make excellent sympathetic inks; we may cite, as among the best, the juices of lemon, orange, apple, and pear.

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Nothing is known with any certainty as to its chemical constitution, or of the mode in which it is formed from albuminoids.

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It then coagulates albumins and albuminoids, which form a part of the impurities, and throws down insoluble salts of sulphates, carbonates and phosphates, and of the bases iron and aluminum.

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