ALBOLITH
Al"bo*lith, n. Etym: [L. albus white + -lith.]
Defn: A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; — called also albolite.
ALBORAK
Al"bo*rak, n. Etym: [Ar. al-buraq, fr. baraqa to flash, shine.]
Defn: The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.
ALB SUNDAY
Alb Sunday. (Eccl.)
Defn: 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.
ALBUGINEOUS
Al`bu*gin"e*ous, a. Etym: [See Albugo.]
Defn: 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.
ALBUGO
Al*bu"go, n.; pl. Albugines. Etym: [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.]
(Med.)
Defn: Same as Leucoma.