albumose
/ˈalbjʊməʊz/ /ˈalbjʊməʊs/Biochemistry. Now historical
noun
Any of a class of polypeptides (proteoses) formed by the partial digestion of a protein or (specifically) of an albumin.
- hemi-, hetero-, phyt-, protoalbumose, etc.: see the first element..
Origin
Late 19th century. From German Albumose from Album- (in Albumin) + -ose. Earlier in English in prefixed forms denoting distinct types, as anti-albumose and hemialbumose (reflecting coinages in Kühne's 1877 paper).