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albumen
[ al-byoo-muhn ]
noun
- the white of an egg.
- Botany. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed.
- Biochemistry. albumin.
albumen
/ ăl-byo̅o̅′mən /
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of albumen1
1590–1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to alb ( us ) white, with stem in -ū- + -men noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of albumen1
C16: from Latin: white of an egg, from albus white
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