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

This condition causes the protein albumin to leak into the urine and is a sign of kidney disease. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026

The frenzy followed Beijing’s decision in the mid-1980s to ban imports of almost all blood products – except human albumin – amid growing fears over the global HIV/AIDS crisis. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Yet all manner of proteins have been used throughout time to bind paint to a surface, from milk casein to egg albumin. — Mike McRae 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

Pfizer’s experimental drug berobenatide works by staying attached longer to a protein in the blood called albumin, which protects the molecule from being broken down too quickly. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 6 June 2026

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