Part 288

<h1>Albumen</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"men</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The white of an egg.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Albumin</er>.</def>

<h1>Albumenize</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"men*ize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Albumenized</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Albumenizing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; <as>as, to <ex>albuminize</ex> paper</as>.</def>

<h1>Album Gr\'91cum</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al"bum Gr\'91"cum</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <ety>[L., Greek white.]</ety> <def>Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.</def>

<h1>Albumin</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"min</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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 is coagulated by heat ad by certain chemical reagents.</def>

<cs><col>Acid albumin</col>, <cd>a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.</cd> -- <col>Alkali albumin</col>, <cd>albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also <altname>albuminate</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Albuminate</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"mi*nate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Albuminiferous</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Supplying albumen.</def>

<h1>Albuminimeter</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu`mi*nim"e*ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets>, <ets>albuminis + -meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>albuminim\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.</def>

<h1>Albuminin</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"mi*nin</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.</def>

<h1>Albuminiparous</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu`mi*nip"a*rous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen + parere</ets> to bear, bring forth.]</ety> <def>Producing albumin.</def>

<h1>Albuminoid</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"mi*noid</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + </ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Resembling albumin.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> One of a class of organic principles (called also <altname>proteids</altname>) which form the main part of organized tissues.</def></def2><-- = protein. -->

<i>Brunton.</i>

<h1>Albuminoidal</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu`mi*noid"al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of an albuminoid.</def>

<h1>Albuminose</h1> <Xpage=36>

<hw>Al*bu"mi*nose`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See <er>Peptone</er>.</def>