Albuminous \Al*bu"mi*nous\, Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, a. [Cf. F. albumineux.] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, albumin; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin; an older term now replaces by {proteinaceous}. [1913 Webster] 2. proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein. -- {Al*bu"mi*nous*ness}, n. [PJC]