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albumin

/ælˈbjuː.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
al-bu-min
IPA
/ælˈbjuː.mən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French albumine, from Latin albumen. Compare albumen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ælˈbjuː.mən/
  • British English: /ˈalbjʊmɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

albumins (plural)

Derived Forms

albinterferon albuminaceous albuminate albuminemia albuminise albuminome albuminosis albuminous albuminuria albumose alloalbumin analbuminaemia

Phrases

vegetable albumin

Frequently Paired Words

albumen glycoalbumin

Synonyms

albumen

Rhymes With

human non-human semi-human newman truman inhuman superhuman lumen neumann cumin acumen schumann

Questions

How do you pronounce albumin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ælˈbjuː.mən/.
What does albumin mean?
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.
Where does albumin come from?
It is traced to French.

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