ALBUMINOID


Meaning of ALBUMINOID in English

— albuminoidal , adj.

/al byooh"meuh noyd'/ , Biochem.

n.

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

adj.

2. resembling albumen or albumin.

[ 1855-60; ALBUMIN + -OID ]

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