OVALBUMIN

Etymology

Noun

ovalbumin (plural ovalbumins)

(protein) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.

Anagrams

• nivolumab

Source: Wiktionary


O`val*bu"min, O`val*bu"men, n. Etym: [Ovum + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See Albumin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TEMPORIZE

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