albumenprotein
nounUK /ˈælbjʊmɪn ˈprəʊtiːn/
US /ælˈbjuːmɪn ˈproʊtiːn/
A protein found in egg white that helps the baby chick grow.
The albumenprotein in the egg white gives the chick food while it grows.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A protein that dissolves in water and is found in blood and egg white.
Doctors tested the albumenprotein level in the patient's blood.
3. A simple protein used in food science to study how proteins fold.
Scientists used albumenprotein as a model to study protein structure.
4. A nutrient source in seed albumen that feeds a growing plant.
The seed's albumenprotein helps the young plant grow before it makes leaves.