albuminoid meaning

Noun: albuminoid  al'byoomu`noyd

1. A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
   - scleroprotein

Derived forms: albuminoids

Type of: simple protein

Encyclopedia: Albuminoid

[Medicine]
adj : resembling albumin
n
1 : PROTEIN 1
2 : SCLEROPROTEIN

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1. it is albuminoid . salivation is insufficient, the patellar reflex intermittent
2. Substances containing albumins, such as egg white, are called " albuminoids ".
3. In 1859 he synthesised aminohexoic acid and proceeded to study the general behavior of albuminoids on hydrolysis.
4. The concentration of albuminoid nitrogen in South Branch Tunkhannock Creek near Tunkhannock was once measured to be the 1970s.
5. It is high in protein and contains oil and albuminoids, about 50 % in germ and about 25 % in husks.