albuminate

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albuminate

(ælˈbjuːmɪˌneɪt)
n
(Biochemistry) rare any of several substances formed from albumin by the action of acid or alkali
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The essential part of the medicinal treatment of this condition is the administration of iodides, which are able to decompose the insoluble albuminates of lead which have become locked up in the tissues, rapidly causing their degeneration, and to cause the excretion of the poisonous metal by means of the intestine and the kidneys.
The third category is derived proteins that include, primarily, proteins, metallicproteins, albuminates and secondary, proteoses, peptones and peptides.
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