albumin
pronunciation
How to pronounce albumin in British English:
UK [æl'bju:mɪn]
How to pronounce albumin in American English:
US [ælˈbjumɪn]
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- Noun:
- a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
Word Origin
- albumin
- see albumen.
Example
- 1. Bovine serum albumin does not come in thread form .
- 2. After each wash they analysed the cloth for residual content from the stain : albumin from egg ; cellulose from grass ; and so on .
- 3. Transvascular and urinary leakage of albumin in atherosclerotic and hypertensive men .
- 4. Albuminuria is an excess amount of a protein called albumin in the urine .
- 5. And , until now , that has been true of bovine serum albumin .