*albu*

n. 1. 1 a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.
Syn. -- family Albuginaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Albugo. ] Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Albugines [ L., whiteness, fr. albus white. ] (Med.) Same as Leucoma. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

prop. n. A genus of fish, the type and sole genus of the family Albulidae.
Syn. -- genus Albula. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of fish comprising the bonefish.
Syn. -- family Albulidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A blank book, in which to insert autographs, sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. albus white. ] 1. The white of an egg. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) Same as Albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Albumenized p. pr. & vb. n. Albumenizing. ] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., Greek white. ] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acid albumin, a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat. --
Alkali albumin, albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also albuminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. E. albumin. ] (Med.) The level of albumin in the blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

a. [ L. albumen + -ferous. ] Supplying albumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. albumen, albuminis + -meter: cf. F. albuminimètre. ] An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. albumen + parere to bear, bring forth. ] Producing albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. albumen + -oid. ] (Chem.) Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tissues. Brunton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of the nature of an albuminoid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. E. albumin. ] (Med.) A condition of excessively high blood albumin level. [ obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. albumineux. ] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, albumin; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin; an older term now replaces by proteinaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein. -- Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n. [PJC]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. albumen + Gr. o'y^ron urine. ] (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From albumin. ] (Chem.) A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Auburn. ] (Zool.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. albus white. ] (Bot.) The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + -albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) See Albumose. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. i. [ L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier. ] To stammer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Med.) The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete pronunciation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ex- + albumen. ] (Bot.) Having no albumen about the embryo; -- said of certain seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., white flow. ] (Med.) The whites; leucorrhæa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of tropical American birds comprising the jacamars.
Syn. -- family Galbulidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Hemi- + albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Same as Hemialbumose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hemi- + albumose. ] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. met- + albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids. It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Ovum + albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See Albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. para- + albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol. CHem.) Serum albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]