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    ALBUMINOID

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eyeplay

    Synonyms:

    albuminoid; scleroprotein

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("albuminoid" is a kind of...):

    simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "albuminoid"):

    collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)

    elastin (a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries)

    gelatin; gelatine (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)

    chondrin (a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water)

    ceratin; keratin (a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves)

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