how to pronounce albumin

/ælˈbjuː.mən/

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albumin is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of albumin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… impairs the ability of albumin to bind …”

meanings of albumin

noun:

Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.

albumin frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word albumin occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.