albumen
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mən noun
1.
the white of an egg.
2.
Botany. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed.
3.
Biochemistry, albumin.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to alb(us) white, with stem in -ū- + -men noun suffix
1590–1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to alb(us) white, with stem in -ū- + -men noun suffix
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Word Origin & History
albumen
c.1600, "white of an egg," from L. albumen "white of an egg," lit. "whiteness," from albus "white" (see alb). The organic substance (which exists nearly pure in egg whites) so called from 1800, also known as albumin (1869, from Fr. albumine).
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Medical Dictionary
albumen al·bu·men (āl-by&oomacr;'mən)
n.
The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water.
Albumin.
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Science Dictionary
albumen (āl-by 'mən) Pronunciation Key
The white of the egg of certain animals, especially birds and reptiles, consisting mostly of the protein albumin. The albumen supplies water to the growing embryo and also cushions it. Albumen is used commercially in making wine, vinegars, lithographs, dyes, and pharmaceuticals. |
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The shell performs no office in clearing except for the albumen which clings to it.
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