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- English Word Albumen Definition Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.
- English Word Albumen Definition Same as Albumin.
- English Word Albumenize Definition To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper.
- English Word Albumenized Definition of Albumenize
- English Word Albumenizing Definition of Albumenize
- English Word Albumin Definition A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.
- English Word Albuminate Definition A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.
- English Word Albuminiferous Definition Supplying albumen.
- English Word Albuminimeter Definition An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.
- English Word Albuminin Definition The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.
- English Word Albuminiparous Definition Producing albumin.
- English Word Albuminoid Definition Resembling albumin.
- English Word Albuminoid Definition One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tissues.
- English Word Albuminoidal Definition Of the nature of an albuminoid.
- English Word Albuminose Definition A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.
- English Word Albuminose Definition Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin.
- English Word Albuminous Definition Alt. of Albuminose
- English Word Albuminuria Definition A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.
- English Word Albumose Definition A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose.
- English Word Alburn Definition The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.
- English Word Alburnous Definition Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.
- English Word Alburnum Definition The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.
- English Word Albyn Definition Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland.
- English Word Alcade Definition Same as Alcaid.
- English Word Alcahest Definition Same as Alkahest.
- English Word Alcaic Definition Pertaining to Alcaeus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
- English Word Alcaic Definition A kind of verse, so called from Alcaeus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.
- English Word Alcaid Definition Alt. of Alcayde
- English Word Alcalde Definition A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.
- English Word Alcalimeter Definition See Alkalimeter.