Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Albumin \Al*bu"min\, n. (Chem.)
A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief
and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the
serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both
fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water
and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.
Source : WordNet®
albumin
n : a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues
and liquids [syn: {albumen}]