albuminous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of albuminous
1785–95; < Late Latin albūmin-, stem of albūmen albumen + -ous
Example Sentences
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Don’t let the mixture boil, or the whites will turn to albuminous ribbons, the yolks to rubble, and the lovely color, like a newly painted parlor, will be wrecked.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 23, 2017
He swallowed large quantities of egg white in a desperate attempt to induce an albuminous condition and get a medical deferment, but the army inducted him anyway.
From Time Magazine Archive
Synovial, sin-ō′vi-al, adj. relating to Synō′via, an unctuous albuminous fluid, secreted from certain glands in the joints.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
It is here surrounded by the albuminous fluid which the vesicle contains.
From Fruits of Philosophy A Treatise on the Population Question by Charles Knowlton
Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; Ð a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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