Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Albino

Al‐bi″no (?; 277), n.; pl.Albinos (�). [Sp. or Pg. albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus.] A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organiz...

2486

Albinoism

Al‐bi″no‐ism (�), n. The state or condition of being an albino; albinism.

2487

Albinotic

Al′bi‐not″ic (�), a. Affected with albinism.

2488

Albion

Al″bi‐on (�), n. [Prob. from the same root as Gael. alp a height or hill. “It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. Al...

2489

Albite

Al″bite (�), n. [L. albus white.] (Min.) A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common consti...

2490

Albolith

Al″bo‐lith (�), n. [L. albus white + -lith.] A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; — called also albolite.

2491

Alborak

‖Al″bo‐rak (?; 277), n. [Ar. al-burāq, fr. baraqa to flash, shine.] The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.

2492

Albugineous

Al′bu‐gin″e‐ous (�), a. [See Albugo.] Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; — a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perf...

2493

Albugo

‖Al‐bu″go (�), n.; pl.Albugines (�). [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.] (Med.) Same as Leucoma.

2494

Album

Al″bum (�), n. [L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.2. A register for visi...

2495

Album Græcum

‖Al″bum Græ″cum (�). Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.

2496

Albumen

Al‐bu″men (�), n. [L., fr. albus white.] 1. The white of an egg.2. (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in ...

2497

Albumenize

Al‐bu″men‐ize (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Albumenized (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Albumenizing.] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albu...

2498

Albumin

Al‐bu″min (�), n.(Chem.) A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in ot...

2499

Albuminate

Al‐bu″mi‐nate (�), n.(Chem.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of album...

2500

Albuminiferous

Al‐bu′mi‐nif″er‐ous (�), a. [L. albumen + -ferous.] Supplying albumen.

2501

Albuminimeter

Al‐bu′mi‐nim″e‐ter (�), n. [L. albumen, albuminis + -meter: cf. F. albuminimètre.] An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.

2502

Albuminin

Al‐bu″mi‐nin (�), n.(Chem.) The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.

2503

Albuminiparous

Al‐bu′mi‐nip″a‐rous (�), a. [L. albumen + parere to bear, bring forth.] Producing albumin.

2504

Albuminoid

Al‐bu″mi‐noid (�), a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.) Resembling albumin. — n. One of a class of organic principles (called also proteids) which form the main part of organized tis...

2505

Albuminoidal

Al‐bu′mi‐noid″al (�), a.(Chem.) Of the nature of an albuminoid.

2506

Albuminose

Al‐bu″mi‐nose′ (�), n.(Chem.) A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.{ Al‐bu″mi‐nous (�), Al‐bu″mi‐nose′ (�...

2507

Albuminosis

‖Al‐bu′mi‐no″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. E. albumin.] (Med.) A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood.

2508

Albuminuria

‖Al‐bu′mi‐nu″ri‐a (�), n. [NL., fr. L. albumen + Gr. � urine.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.

2509

Albumose

Al″bu‐mose′ (�), n. [From albumin.] (Chem.) A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as a...

2510

Alburn

Al″burn (�), n. [L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Auburn.] (Zoöl.) The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making arti...

2511

Alburnous

Al‐bur″nous (�), a. Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous substances.