conalbumin

noun

con·​al·​bu·​min ˌkän-al-ˈbyü-mən 

: a protein of the white of egg that binds with metal ions (as of iron and copper)

Word History

Etymology

com- + albumin

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

conalbumin

noun

con·​al·​bu·​min ˌkän-al-ˈbyü-mən, ˈkän-al-ˌ 

: a protein of the white of an egg that is obtained from the filtrate from the crystallization of ovalbumin and that combines with iron salts to form a red iron-protein complex