Associations to the word «Albumen»

Wiktionary

ALBUMEN, noun. The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

Dictionary definition

ALBUMEN, noun. A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids.
ALBUMEN, noun. The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne