albumen

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/ˈælbjʊmən/

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/ˈælbjʊmən/ · /ælˈbjuːmən/ · /ˈalbjʊmɪn/ (UK)

Definition of albumen

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

“The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats, albumen, mineral substances, indigestible substances.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

“The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats, albumen, mineral substances, indigestible substances.”
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The endosperm of flowering plants.

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From Latin albūmen (“white of an egg”), from albus (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰos (“white”).

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