Albuminoid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Albuminoid \Al*bu"mi*noid\, a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.)
     Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic
     principles (called also {proteids}) which form the main part
     of organized tissues. --Brunton.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  albuminoid
       n : a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues
           and in the lens of the eye [syn: {scleroprotein}]