albuminoid

American  

[al-byoo-muh-noid] / ælˈbyu məˌnɔɪd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. resembling albumen or albumin.

albuminoid British  

/ ælˈbjuːmɪˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling albumin

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noun

1. another name for scleroprotein

Other Word Forms

• albuminoidal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of albuminoid

First recorded in 1855–60; albumin + -oid

Example Sentences

And when present in the blood, it rapidly attracts both water and hemoglobin from the corpuscular and albuminoid elements of that fluid, and thereby diminishes its reception and distribution of oxygen.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir

All living organisms contain albumin; this is probably due to the fact that albuminoid matter is particularly adapted for the formation of osmotic membranes.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

The gastric juice is the proper solvent of certain articles of food, especially those belonging to the albuminoid class.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman

Chemists are distracted by the difficulties which the instability of albuminoid compounds opposes to their study.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William

Normal cows’ milk has an albuminoid ratio slightly narrower than 1 : 4—colostrum 1 : .71.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various