Main Entry: al·bu·min

Pronunciation: \al-ˈbyü-mən; ˈal-ˌbyü-, -byə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary albumen + -in

Date: 1869

: 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