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albumin
/ælˈbjuː.mən/
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What does albumin mean?
noun
- 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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The really important abnormal constituents of the urine, namely, albumin and sugar, never form a sediment.
The urine was free from albumin and sugar, and the next morning the little one had perfectly recovered.
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The chief constituent of the semen is albumin; agents which affect albuminous substances influence the functional activity of the spermatozoa-- heat, concentrated acids, and probably concentrated alkalies.
Horn appears to be identical with epidermis, hair, wool, feathers, and whalebone, in yielding 'keratin,' a substance intermediate between albumin and gelatine, and containing from 60 to 80 per cent.