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O0172750 (ŏv′əl-byo͞o′mĭn, ō′vəl-)n. The albumin of egg white.

[Alteration of Late Latin ōvī albūmen : Latin ōvī, genitive sing. of ōvum, egg; see ovum + Latin albūmen, white of an egg; see albumen.]

ovalbumin

(əʊvˈælbjʊmɪn) n (Biochemistry) the albumin or main type of protein found in egg whites

ov•al•bu•min

(ˌɒv ælˈbyu mɪn, ˌoʊ væl-)

n. the principal protein of egg white. [1825–35; < Late Latin ovī albūmen (Latin ovī album) egg white]

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ovalbumin - 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"egg white, albumen, whitefixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"eggs, egg - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

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ovalbumin:

see albuminalbumin
[Lat.,=white of egg], member of a class of water-soluble, heat-coagulating proteins. Albumins are widely distributed in plant and animal tissues, e.g., ovalbumin of egg, myogen of muscle, serum albumin of blood, lactalbumin of milk, legumelin of peas, and leucosin of
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, organic compound composed of both a protein and a carbohydrate joined together in covalent chemical linkage. These structures occur in many life forms; they are prevalent and important in mammalian tissues.
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ovalbumin

[¦ov·al′byü·mən] (biochemistry) The major, conjugated protein of eggwhite.

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o·val·bu·min

(ō'văl-byū'min), The chief protein occurring in the white of egg and resembling serum albumin; also found in phosphorylated form. Synonym(s): albumen, egg albumin

ovalbumin

(ŏv′əl-byo͞o′mĭn, ō′vəl-)n. The albumin of egg white.

o·val·bu·min

(ōv'al-bū'min) The chief protein occurring in the white of egg and resembling serum albumin; also found in phosphorylated form.
Synonym(s): albumen, egg albumin.

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noun the white part of an egg

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