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al•bu•min
Pronunciation: (al-byOO'mun), [key]—
n. Biochem.
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
Also,albumen.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.