egg white

[eg wahyt, hwahyt]

noun

1. the white of an egg, especially a hen's egg, used in cooking; albumen.

egg white

noun

1. the white of an egg; albumen

Word History and Origins

Origin of egg white¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

After, they’d race back up the hill to devour the usual breakfast of egg whites — sometimes mashing in bananas for sweetness.

From Los Angeles Times

Typically, I get the protein breakfast with quinoa, egg whites and chicken.

From Los Angeles Times

“You don’t have to mess with removing the yolks, mixing them with mayo and mustard and then piping it back into the egg white.”

From Salon

You hear the word stability used when discussing meringue and what that refers to is this: The better stabilized the meringue, the less incidence of “weeping,” of your egg whites separating out from your sugar.

From Salon

The tasks included determining the logical order of two statements, or answering questions involving physical reasoning, such as how to separate an egg white from a yolk or how to make a cup of tea.

From Science Daily