n.
Pronunciation: al- ' byü-m ə n; ' al- ˌ byü-, -by ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary album en + -in
Date: 1869
: any of numerous simple heat-coagulable water-soluble proteins that occur in blood plasma or serum, muscle, the whites of eggs, milk, and other animal substances and in many plant tissues and fluids