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Vinony

albuminous

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ælˈbjuː.mɪn.əs/

adj

Etymology: From Latin albūminōsus, from albūmen + -ōsus. By surface analysis, albumin + -ous.

  1. Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.

    “Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig.”