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lactalbumin

[ lak-tuhl-byoo-min ]
/ ˌlæk təlˈbyu mɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
the simple protein of milk, obtained from whey, used in the preparation of certain foods and in adhesives and varnishes.
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Origin of lactalbumin

First recorded in 1880–85; lact- + albumin

Words nearby lactalbumin

lacrimation, lacrimator, lacrimatory, lacrosse, lact-, lactalbumin, lactam, lactarian, lactary, lactase, lactate
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British Dictionary definitions for lactalbumin

lactalbumin
/ (lækˈtælbjʊmɪn) /
noun
a protein occurring in milk that contains all the amino acids essential to manSee also caseinogen

Word Origin for lactalbumin

C19: from lacto- + albumin
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