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albumin

See also: Albumin and albümin

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French albumine,[1] from Latin albumen. Compare albumen.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) enPR: ăl byōō' mən, IPA(key): /æl.ˈbjuː.mən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈalbjʊmɪn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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albumin (countable and uncountable, plural albumins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.

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References

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  1. ^ “albumin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French albumine, from Latin albūmen (“egg white”), from albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /albumiːn/, [alb̥uˈmiːˀn]

Noun

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albumin n (singular definite albuminet, plural indefinite albuminer)

  1. (physiology, organic chemistry) albumin

Inflection

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Declension of albumin
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative albumin albuminet albuminer albuminerne
genitive albumins albuminets albuminers albuminernes

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Finnish

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Noun

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albumin

  1. genitive singular of albumi
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