- albugineous
- like the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured
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Albugineous — Al bu*gin e*ous, a. [See {Albugo}.] Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
albugineous — [al΄byo͞o jin′ē əs] adj. 〚ML albugineus < L albugo, white spot < albus, white: see ELF〛 of or resembling a tough white layer of fibrous body tissue, as the white of the eye * * * … Universalium
albugineous — [al΄byo͞o jin′ē əs] adj. [ML albugineus < L albugo, white spot < albus, white: see ELF] of or resembling a tough white layer of fibrous body tissue, as the white of the eye … English World dictionary
albugineous — / jinˈi əs/ adjective Like the white of an egg or of the eye • • • Main Entry: ↑albugo … Useful english dictionary
albugineous — 1. Resembling boiled white of egg. 2. Relating to any tunica albuginea. [L. albugineus, fr. albugo, white spot] * * * al·bu·gin·e·ous (al″bu jinґe əs) [L. albugineus] pertaining to or resembling a tough whitish layer of fibrous tissue… … Medical dictionary
albuginitis — al·bu·gi·ni·tis (al″bu jĭ niґtis) inflammation of any one of the albugineous tissues or tunics … Medical dictionary
Colour Terms — This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of normal colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives; e.g. cardinal = deep scarlet red; russet = reddish brown. Note that most English speakers outside the U.S.… … Phrontistery dictionary
albuginea — n. white of eye; white fibrous tissue. ♦ albugineous, a. like white of eye or egg … Dictionary of difficult words
