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lactalbumin

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lactalbumin /lakˈtalbjʊmɪn /
noun [mass noun] Biochemistry a protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and soluble in a salt solution.
– ORIGIN late 19th century: from lacto- of milk + albumin.
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