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al⋅bi⋅nism

  [al-buh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
the state or condition of being an albino.
Origin:
1830–40; albin(o) + -ism

Related forms:
al⋅bi⋅nis⋅tic, adjective
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al·bi·nism   (āl'bə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Congenital absence of any pigmentation or coloration in a person, animal, or plant, resulting in white hair and pink eyes in mammals.

  2. The condition of being an albino.


[French albinisme, from German Albinismus, from Albino, albino, from Portuguese; see albino.]
al'bi·nis'tic adj.
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Main Entry: al·bi·nism
Pronunciation: 'al-b&-"niz-&m, al-'bI-
Function: noun
: the condition of an albino —al·bi·nis·tic /"al-b&-'nis-tik/ adjective
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albinism al·bi·nism (āl'bə-nĭz'əm)
n.

  1. Congenital absence of normal pigmentation or coloration in the eyes only or in the skin, hair, and eyes.

  2. The condition of being an albino.

al'bi·not'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.

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