albuminous
/ælˈbjuː.mɪn.əs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.11 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Relating to, containing, or having the properties of albumen or albumin.
Example Sentences
- "Since writing this report, we found that the intravenous injection of nucleoprotein, casein, and probably also other albuminous substances may produce small necroses of liver tissue in the guinea pig."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: albūminōsus