albumin
See also: Albumin
English
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: ăl byōō' mən, IPA(key): /æl.ˈbjuː.mən/
Noun
albumin (countable and uncountable, plural albumins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
Related terms
Translations
class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water
Danish
Etymology
From French albumine, from Latin albūmen (“egg white”), from albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /albumiːn/, [alb̥uˈmiːˀn]
Noun
albumin n (singular definite albuminet, plural indefinite albuminer)
Inflection
Declension of albumin
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | albumin | albuminet | albuminer | albuminerne |
| genitive | albumins | albuminets | albuminers | albuminernes |
See also
Finnish
Noun
albumin
- Genitive singular form of albumi.
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