: a protein of the white of egg that binds with metal ions (as of iron and copper)
Word History
Etymology
com- + albumin
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
conalbumin
noun
con·al·bu·min ˌkän-al-ˈbyü-mən, ˈkän-al-ˌ
: a protein of the white of an egg that is obtained from the filtrate from the crystallization of ovalbumin and that combines with iron salts to form a red iron-protein complex