al·bu·mi·noid ( l-by  m -noid )n. See scleroprotein. adj. also al·bu·mi·noi·dal (-by m-noidl) Composed of or resembling albumin. |
albuminoid [ælˈbjuːmɪˌnɔɪd]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) resembling albumin
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) another name for scleroprotein
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| Noun | 1. | albuminoid - a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye collagen - a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling elastin - a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries gelatin, gelatine - a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin chondrin - a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water ceratin, keratin - a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves simple protein - a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed |
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