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albugineous

albugineous adjective: resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. It is applied to various white or whitish things in the body.

Adjective

albugineous (not comparable)

  1. Resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. It is applied to various white or whitish things in the body.
    • albugineous fibre
    • albugineous membrane
    Synonyms:
    albuminous

Synonyms of albugineous

Origin of albugineous

See albugo and albuginea.

Words formed from albugineous

Questions about albugineous

What does albugineous mean?
Albugineous means resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. It is applied to various white or whitish things in the body.
What part of speech is albugineous?
Albugineous is an adjective.

Words near albugineous in the dictionary

  1. Albruna
  2. albs
  3. Albu
  4. Albuera
  5. albuginea
  6. albugineous
  7. albugineous humor
  8. albugineous tunic
  9. albugo
  10. albugoes
  11. albugos

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