Albuminous

2 definitions found

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

  Albuminous \Al*bu"mi*nous\, Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, a. [Cf.
     F. albumineux.]
     1. Pertaining to, or containing, albumin; having the
        properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin; an older
        term now replaces by {proteinaceous}.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein. --
        {Al*bu"mi*nous*ness}, n.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  albuminous
       adj : relating to or containing or resembling albumin