noun.
The albuminoids represent a class of albumins which, in contradistinction to the albumins proper, are essential components of the intercellular structures and result from the albumins, in the narrower sense of the term, through the activity of cellular elements. As a class they do not contain all the typical radicals of the pure albumins, and for this reason, nodoubt, their nutritive value is distinctly less than that of the albumins proper. They are largely found in the supporting tissues of the animal body, namely, the connective tissue, cartilage, and bone. The group comprises collagen (gelatin), elastin, spongm, fibroin, albumoid, etc. Also called glutinoid.
Resembling albumen or albumin.
noun.
A substance resembling albumin; proteid (which see).
noun.
Also written albumenoid.