albuminoidaladj.
/alˌbjuːmᵻˈnɔɪdl/, U.S. /ælˌbjuməˈnɔɪd(ə)l/ Biochemistry.
1. = albuminoid adj. 1.Now chiefly in commercial contexts.
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1846 London Med. Gaz. New ser. 3 438/1 Production of a transitory compound, chyme, for albuminoidal, and dextrine for amylaceous articles of food.
1864 Reader No. 86. 239/2 A new albuminoidal substance.
1883 Science 11 May 404/2 Albumen, nuclein, and plastin are found in very different proportions in the different albuminoidal bodies in the cell.
1921 Year Bk. Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. 1919 198 The root yields 6.8 per cent of albuminoidal material and 14.88 per cent of ash.
2003 E. G. Hinkelman Importers Man. U.S.A. (ed. 4) xxxv. 599/1 This chapter relates to the importation of albuminoidal substances, modified starches, glues, and enzymes... Specifically, it includes caseins, albumins, gelatins, peptones, [etc.].
2. = albuminoid adj. 2. rare.
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1921 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 Dec. 1138/2 The cement holding the ‘nits’ to the hair seems to be of an albuminoidal nature, soluble in acetic acid but not in water.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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