Word Meanings - ALBUMINOID - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Resembling albumin. -- n.

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• ALBUMINIMETER
  An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
• ALBUMINOSIS
  A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood.
• ALBUMIN
  A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in
• ALBUMINOIDAL
  Of the nature of an albuminoid.
• RESEMBLINGLY
  So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.
• ALBUMINIFEROUS
  Supplying albumen.
• ALBUMININ
  The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.
• RESEMBLANT
  Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. Gower.
• ALBUMINURIA
  A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.
• ALBUMINATE
  A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.
• RESEMBLE
  sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. 1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak.
• ALBUMINOID
  Resembling albumin. -- n.
• RESEMBLABLE
  Admitting of being compared; like. Gower.
• ALBUMINOSE
  A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.
• ALBUMINIPAROUS
  Producing albumin.
• RESEMBLER
  One who resembles.
• ALBUMINOUS; ALBUMINOSE
  Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin. -- Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n.
• RESEMBLANCE
  1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude; similarity. One main end of poetry and painting is to please; they bear a great resemblance to each other. Dryden. 2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
• HEMIALBUMIN
  See HEMIALBUMOSE
• TOXALBUMIN
  Any of a class of toxic substances of protein nature; a toxin.
• PARALBUMIN
  A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen.
• OVALBUMIN; OVALBUMEN
  The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See Albumin. (more info) Chem.)
• EXALBUMINOUS
  Having no albumen about the embryo; -- said of certain seeds.
• METALBUMIN
  A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids. It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.