The clear viscous fluid which surrounds the yolk of an egg and becomes white when heated or otherwise coagulated; = albumen, n. 1. Also (as a count…
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| 释义 | the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [noun] > ovum or ootid > white or albumen (9) whiteeOE The clear viscous fluid which surrounds the yolk of an egg and becomes white when heated or otherwise coagulated; = albumen, n. 1. Also (as a count… albuginousness1599 The white of an egg. albumen1599 The white of an egg; egg white. Cf. sense 4. ovalbumin1835 Originally: protein obtained from egg white. Later: spec. a glycoprotein that is the principal protein of egg white, consisting of a single… albumin1850 Egg white; = albumen, n. 1. egg albumin1871 albumin obtained from the white of an egg, esp. ovalbumin; also = albumen, n. 1. ovoalbumin1873 = ovalbumin, n. egg white1898 The white of an egg, the albumen. Also attributive, esp. in egg-white injury, a disease caused by eating an excess of raw egg white. Subcategories:— preparation made from (1) |
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