ALBUMEN
albumin, albumen
(noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
albumen (countable and uncountable, plural albumens or albumina)
The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
Synonym: egg white
Coordinate term: yolk
Source: Wiktionary
Al*bu"men, n. Etym: [L., fr. albus white.]
1. The white of an egg.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.
3. (Chem.)
Definition: Same as Albumin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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