albumin : Idioms & Phrases

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Acid albumin

  • a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.
Webster 1913

Alkali albumin

  • albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; called also albuminate.
Webster 1913

Serum albumin

  • noun albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood
WordNet
  • (Physiol. Chem.), an albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum.
Webster 1913