albumin

noun

al·​bu·​min al-ˈbyü-mən  ˈal-ˌbyü- 

-byə-

: 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

Examples of albumin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The scientists combined MoNi with water and therapeutic proteins including albumin, human immunoglobulin, and a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19. —New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025

Total protein includes both albumin and some additional proteins made in your liver. —Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 9 Aug. 2025

Albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR): This is another calculation based on albumin and creatinine test results that measure the rate of protein excretion over 24 hours. —Md Published, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025

The pig liver began producing bile two hours after the transplant, and levels of albumin began increasing as well following the operation. —Alice Park, Time, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French albumine, from albumen "egg white, water-soluble protein of egg white" (borrowed from Late Latin albūmen "egg white") + -ine -in entry 1 — more at albumen

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing albumin

• serum albumin

Rhymes for albumin

• acumen
• albumen
• bitumen
• cerumen
• curcumin
• illumine
• inhuman
• nonhuman
• subhuman
• crewman
• crewmen
• cumin

Kids Definition

albumin

noun

al·​bu·​min al-ˈbyü-mən 

: any of numerous proteins that dissolve in water and are found especially in blood, the whites of eggs, and various animal and plant tissues

Medical Definition

albumin

noun

al·​bu·​min al-ˈbyü-mən; ˈal-ˌbyü-  -byə- 

: 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