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n. (Zool.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family (Scombridae), esp. Thunnus alalunga (formerly Orcynus alalonga); it is a type of tuna or tunny. The name has been also applied to a larger related species, Thunnus thynnus (formerly Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, which is called in New England the horse mackerel. [ formerly spelled albicore. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ L. albus white. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey. -- n. A native of Albania. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. albatus, p. p. of albare to make white, fr. albus white. ] A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Corrupt. fr. Pg. alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg. alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al-qādus the bucket, fr. Gr. ka`dos, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for pelican is water-carrier, as a bird carrying water in its pouch. ] (Zool.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. albus white. ] Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } conj. [ See Albeit. ] Although; albeit. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Albe Clarissa were their chiefest founderess. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

conj. [ OE. al be although it be, where al is our all. Cf. Although. ] Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of Albert, New Brunswick. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From the name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich. ] A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of becoming white; whitishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. albescens, p. pr. of albescere to grow white, fr. albus white. ] Becoming white or whitish; moderately white. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. albicans, p. pr. of albicare, albicatum, to be white, fr. albus white. ] Growing or becoming white. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process of becoming white, or developing white patches, or streaks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig. ] (Zool.) same as albacore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. albification: L. albus white + ficare (only in comp.), facere, to make. ] The act or process of making white. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Albigenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. pl. [ From Albi and Albigeois, a town and its district in the south of France, in which the sect abounded. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female albino. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected with albinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Albinos [ Sp. or Pg. albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus. ] A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice, elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll. Amer. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were mottled with white spots. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or condition of being an albino; albinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected with albinism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from the same root as Gael. alp a height or hill. “It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. Albany, the old name of Scotland, means probably the “hilly land.” I. Taylor. ] An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

In that nook-shotten isle of Albion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. albus white. ] (Min.) A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See Feldspar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 [ Named after Filipo Delgi Albizzi, a Tuscan nobleman of the mid-18th century. ] any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Albizia, of the legume family. [ RHUD ]
Syn. -- albizia [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ L. albus white + -lith. ] A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also albolite. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. al-burāq, fr. baraqa to flash, shine. ] The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Eccl.) The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly Albless Sunday, because in the early church those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; native to South Africa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.
Syn. -- family Albuginaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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 ]

‖n.; pl. Albugines [ L., whiteness, fr. albus white. ] (Med.) Same as Leucoma. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

prop. n. A genus of fish, the type and sole genus of the family Albulidae.
Syn. -- genus Albula. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of fish comprising the bonefish.
Syn. -- family Albulidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A blank book, in which to insert autographs, sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. albus white. ] 1. The white of an egg. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) Same as Albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Albumenized p. pr. & vb. n. Albumenizing. ] To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., Greek white. ] Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents. [ 1913 Webster ]

Acid albumin, a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat. --
Alkali albumin, albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also albuminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. E. albumin. ] (Med.) The level of albumin in the blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

a. [ L. albumen + -ferous. ] Supplying albumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. albumen, albuminis + -meter: cf. F. albuminimètre. ] An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. albumen + parere to bear, bring forth. ] Producing albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]