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al⋅bu⋅men

  [al-byoo-muhn]
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–noun
1. the white of an egg.
2. Botany. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed.
3. Biochemistry. albumin.
Origin:
1590–1600; < LL, equiv. to alb(us) white, with s. in -ū- + -men n. suffix
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al⋅bu⋅min

  [al-byoo-muhn]
–noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions.
Also, albumen.

Origin:
album(en) + -in 2
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al·bu·men   (āl-byōō'mən)   
n.  

  1. The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water.

  2. See albumin.


[Latin albūmen, from albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]
al·bu·min   (āl-byōō'mĭn)   
n.  A class of simple, water-soluble proteins that can be coagulated by heat and are found in egg white, blood serum, milk, and many other animal and plant tissues. Also called albumen.

[album(en) + -in.]
al·bu'mi·nous adj.
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Word Origin & History

albumen 
1599, "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

Main Entry: al·bu·men
Pronunciation: al-'byü-m&n; 'al-"byü-, -by&-
Function: noun
1 : the white of an egg
2 : ALBUMIN

Main Entry: al·bu·min
Pronunciation: al-'byü-m&n; 'al-"byü-, -by&-
Function: noun
: any of numerous simple heat-coagulablewater-soluble proteins that occur in blood plasma or serum, muscle, the whites of eggs, milk, and other animal substances and in many plant tissues and fluid
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Medical Dictionary

albumen al·bu·men (āl-by&oomacr;'mən)
n.

  1. The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water.

  2. Albumin.

albumin al·bu·min (āl-by&oomacr;'mĭn)
n.
A class of simple, water-soluble proteins that can be coagulated by heat and precipitated by strong acids and are found in egg white, blood serum, milk, and many other animal and plant juices and tissues.

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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.
albumin   (āl-by'mĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
A class of proteins found in egg white, milk, blood, and various other plant and animal tissues. Albumins dissolve in water and form solid or semisolid masses when heated, such as cooked egg white.
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