noun
- Plural of albuminoid; a group of organic compounds that resemble proteins in structure and properties but are not true proteins.
Usage: technical; chemistry; biology
Examples
- Albuminoids are found in various plant and animal tissues.
- The researcher studied albuminoids to understand their chemical composition.
- Keratin and collagen are examples of albuminoids present in skin and connective tissue.
- Albuminoids differ from true proteins in their amino acid sequences.
- The laboratory analyzed albuminoids extracted from the biological sample.