ovomucoid
/ˌəʊvə(ʊ)ˈmjuːkɔɪd/Biochemistry
noun
Originally: a water-soluble proteoglycan found in egg white (now usually more fully ovomucoid α). In later use also (more fully ovomucoid β): = ovomucin.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From ovo- + mucoid, after German Ovomukoïd.
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