albumin

American  

[al-byoo-muhn] / ælˈbju mən /

Or albumen

noun

Biochemistry.

1. any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.

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albumin British  

/ ˈælbjʊmɪn /

noun

1. any of a group of simple water-soluble proteins that are coagulated by heat and are found in blood plasma, egg white, etc

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albumin Scientific  

/ ăl-byo̅o̅′mĭn /

1. A class of proteins found in egg white, milk, blood, and various other plant and animal tissues. Albumins dissolve in water and form solid or semisolid masses when heated, such as cooked egg white.

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Etymology

Origin of albumin

album(en) + -in ²

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Example Sentences

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albumin

MS pares forecasts for immunoglobulin and albumin revenue growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Analyst David Stanton says investors’ near-term focus is on CSL’s performance in immunoglobulin in the U.S. and in albumin in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

"The study also tells us how albumin works on nullifying critical virulence factors including toxins and other fungal proteins involved in causing tissue damage and in aggressively invading human organs," explained Dr. Ibrahim.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

Among people with an eGFR above 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 but still below the 25th percentile for their age, only one fourth had undergone additional testing for urinary albumin.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026

It is best to examine the centrifugated urine for casts even though no albumin be present.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

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