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albumen

[al-byoo-muhn]

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noun

the white of an egg.

Botany. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed.

Biochemistry. albumin.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to alb(us) white, with stem in -ū- + -men noun suffix

Can be confused: albumen, albumin.

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World English Dictionary

albumen (ˈælbjʊmɪn, -mɛn)

—n
1.	the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance, mostly an albumin, that surrounds the yolk
2.	a rare name for endosperm
3.	a variant spelling of albumin

[C16: from Latin: white of an egg, from albus white]

albumin or albumen (ˈælbjʊmɪn)

—n
	any of a group of simple water-soluble proteins that are coagulated by heat and are found in blood plasma, egg white, etc

[C19: from albumen + -in]

albumen or albumen

—n

[C19: from albumen + -in]

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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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American Heritage

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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"Some hours seem not to be occasion for any deed, but for resolves to draw breath in. We do not directly go about the execution of the purpose that thrills us, but shut our doors behind us and ramble with prepared mind, as if the half were already done. Our resolution is taking root or hold on the earth then, as seeds first send a shoot downward which is fed by their own albumen, ere they send one upward to the light."

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