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albumin

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See also: Albumin and albümin

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French albumine,[1] from Latin albumen. Compare albumen.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) enPR: ăl byōō' mən, IPA(key): /ælˈbjuː.mən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈalbjʊmɪn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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albumin (countable and uncountable, plural albumins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French albumine, from Latin albūmen (egg white), from albus (white).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /albumiːn/, [alb̥uˈmiːˀn]

Noun

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albumin n (singular definite albuminet, plural indefinite albuminer)

  1. (physiology, organic chemistry) albumin

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Finnish

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Noun

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albumin

  1. genitive singular of albumi