Hemialbumose

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

  Hemialbumose \Hem`i*al"bu"mose`\, n. [Hemi- + albumose.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by
     the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily
     convertible into hemipeptone. Called also {hemialbumin}.
     [1913 Webster]