albumin
noun
al·bu·min al-ˈbyü-mən 
ˈal-ˌbyü-
ˈal-ˌbyü- -byə-
: any of numerous simple heat-coagulable water-soluble proteins that occur in blood plasma or serum, muscle, the whites of eggs, milk, and other animal substances and in many plant tissues and fluids
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The organization recommends two main tests: the glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio tests. 
Kendall Ross, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2022 The affected mice also had more trouble remembering their way through mazes than did their younger and relatively albumin-free counterparts. Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021 Your doctor can also check your urine for blood or albumin, which may also be signs of kidney disease. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 May 2021 When the albumin showed up, other experiments showed us, TGFβ started to get active. Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021 The original hard SweeTarts are vegan, but the chewy variety are not (they're made with egg albumin). Taylyn Washington-harmon, Health.com, 16 Oct. 2020 Even his laboratory results belied his smiling face: low potassium and albumin levels, suggesting starvation. New York Times, 16 May 2018 Second is testosterone loosely bound to albumin (a protein in the blood) which can be used but is not as immediately available as free testosterone. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018 Total testosterone includes all testosterone (free testosterone as well as all the testosterone bound to the two proteins in the blood, albumin and SHBG). Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018 See More
Kendall Ross, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2022 The affected mice also had more trouble remembering their way through mazes than did their younger and relatively albumin-free counterparts. Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021 Your doctor can also check your urine for blood or albumin, which may also be signs of kidney disease. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 May 2021 When the albumin showed up, other experiments showed us, TGFβ started to get active. Daniela Kaufer, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021 The original hard SweeTarts are vegan, but the chewy variety are not (they're made with egg albumin). Taylyn Washington-harmon, Health.com, 16 Oct. 2020 Even his laboratory results belied his smiling face: low potassium and albumin levels, suggesting starvation. New York Times, 16 May 2018 Second is testosterone loosely bound to albumin (a protein in the blood) which can be used but is not as immediately available as free testosterone. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018 Total testosterone includes all testosterone (free testosterone as well as all the testosterone bound to the two proteins in the blood, albumin and SHBG). Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French albumine, from albumen "egg white, water-soluble protein of egg white" (borrowed from Late Latin albūmen "egg white") + -ine -in entry 1 — more at albumen
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing albumin
Kids Definition
albumin
noun
al·bu·min al-ˈbyü-mən
: any of various proteins that dissolve in water and occur in blood, the whites of eggs, and in plant and animal tissues
Medical Definition
albumin
noun
al·bu·min al-ˈbyü-mən; ˈal-ˌbyü- -byə-
-byə- : any of numerous simple heat-coagulable water-soluble proteins that occur in blood plasma or serum, muscle, the whites of eggs, milk, and other animal substances and in many plant tissues and fluids