Albumose Definition

ălbyə-mōs, -mōz

noun

A class of substances derived from albumins and formed by the enzymatic breakdown of proteins during digestion.

American Heritage

Any of a class of chemical compounds derived from albumins by the action of certain enzymes, as in digestion.

Webster's New World

Any of a class of substances derived from albumins and formed by the enzymatic breakdown of proteins during digestion.

American Heritage Medicine

A substance formed by proteins during digestion.

Wiktionary

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Albumose

Singular:

albumose

Plural:

albumoses

From albumin (=albumen) 'protein' (from French albumine, from Latin albumen 'egg white', from albus 'white')

From Wiktionary
French albumine albumin albumin -ose -ose –ose²

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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