albumin
English
Pronunciation
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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water
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References
- “albumin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /albumiːn/, [alb̥uˈmiːˀn]
Inflection
Declension of albumin
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | albumin | albuminet | albuminer | albuminerne |
genitive | albumins | albuminets | albuminers | albuminernes |
Further reading
- “albumin” in Den Danske Ordbog
- albumin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Finnish
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