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albuminoid, a. and n.|ælˈbjuːmɪnɔɪd|
[f. L. albūmin- (see albumen) + -oid.]
Not in Craig 1847.
A. adj. Like or resembling albumen; of the same character as albumen.
1859Lewes Phys. Com. Life I. ii. 128 These four albuminoid substances, namely albumen, fibrine, caseine, and gluten. 1869Huxley in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 135 All living matter is more or less albuminoid.
B. n. in pl. = Albuminoid Principles: A class of organic compounds (also called Proteids), which form the chief part of the organs and tissues of animals and plants; they are composed of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and a little sulphur, and are divided into Albumins, Globulins, Fibrins, Derived Albumins, Coagulated Proteids, Peptones, and Amyloids.
1873B. Stewart Conserv. Force vii. 177 The plastic matters of which vegetable structure is built are of two kinds, amyloids and albuminoids. 1876M. Foster Phys. (1879) 647 Proteids..are frequently spoken of as albuminoids. |