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alb

noun
\ ˈalb How to pronounce alb (audio) \

Definition of alb

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture

Alb

abbreviation

Definition of Alb (Entry 2 of 2)

Albania; Albanian

Examples of alb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Pope Jude Law has fifteen outfits, a fresh alb and tippet for each aspect of his mercurial personality. — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, "The Spectacle of “The Young Pope”," 23 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of alb

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alb

Noun

Middle English albe, from Old English, from Medieval Latin alba, from Latin, feminine of albus white; akin to Greek alphos white leprous spot

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alb

abbreviation
variants: or ALB

Medical Definition of alb

albumin … the increased ALB concentration observed in fascicular biopsies of diabetic patients with and without neuropathy may be related to the protein itself …— Joseph F. Poduslo and Geoffrey L. Curran, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 1992

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