alb

noun

\ ˈalb

Definition of alb

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture

Alb

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Definition of Alb (Entry 2 of 2)

Albania; Albanian

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Pope Jude Law has fifteen outfits, a fresh alb and tippet for each aspect of his mercurial personality. — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, "The Spectacle of “The Young Pope”," 23 Jan. 2017

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alb

abbreviation

variants: or ALB

Medical Definition of alb

albumin … the increased ALB concentration observed in fascicular biopsies of diabetic patients with and without neuropathy may be related to the protein itself …— Joseph F. Poduslo and Geoffrey L. Curran, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 1992