lactalbumin

[ lak-tuhl-byoo-min ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.

Origin of lactalbumin

1
First recorded in 1880–85; lact- + albumin

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British Dictionary definitions for lactalbumin

lactalbumin

/ (lækˈtælbjʊmɪn) /


noun
  1. a protein occurring in milk that contains all the amino acids essential to man: See also caseinogen

Origin of lactalbumin

1
C19: from lacto- + albumin

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