albuminoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
    scleroprotein.

WordNet

Al*bu"mi*noid adjective
Etymology
L. albumen + -oid.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tissues. = protein. Brunton.

Webster 1913