alban|ˈælbən| [f. L. alb-us white + -an.] A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha on treatment with alcohol or ether. 1863Watts Chem.Dict. (1872) I. 64. 1879Syd. Soc.Lex., Alban forms from 14 to 16 per cent. of gutta percha.