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Where does “albumose” come from?

albumose (English) comes from English albumin, from English albumen, from Latin albūmen, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

albumose (English): Any of a class of polypeptides formed by...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of polypeptides formed by...

Ancestry of “albumose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbuminAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are...
2EnglishalbumenThe white part of an egg; being mostly the...
3Latinalbūmen—
4LatinAlbus—
5Proto-Italicalβoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “albumose”

  • hemialbumose
  • albumosuria
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