albuminous

American  

[al-byoo-muh-nuhs] / ælˈbyu mə nəs /

Also albuminose

adjective

1. of, containing, or resembling albumen.

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albuminous British  

/ ælˈbjuːmɪnəs /

adjective

1. of or containing albumin

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Etymology

Origin of albuminous

1785–95; < Late Latin albūmin-, stem of albūmen albumen + -ous

Example Sentences

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

Their shape is spherical, ovoid, or elongated; the basis of the cells is a delicate, translucent, albuminous substance; and the granules are of a fatty nature, as shown by the action of reagents.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Leucine, lū′sin, n. a product of the decomposition of albuminous materials occurring in many of the juices of the animal body.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various