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albumen
albumenthe white of an egg
Not to be confused with:albumin – a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteinsal·bu·men A0181300 (ăl-byo͞o′mən)n.1. The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water.2. See albumin.
[Latin albūmen, from albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]albumen (ˈælbjʊmɪn; -mɛn) n1. (Zoology) the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance, mostly an albumin, that surrounds the yolk2. (Botany) a rare name for endosperm3. (Biochemistry) a variant spelling of albumin[C16: from Latin: white of an egg, from albus white]al•bu•men (ælˈbyu mən)
n. 1. the white of an egg. 2. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed. 3. albumin. [1590–1600; < Late Latin albūmen, derivative of Latin albus white] al·bu·men (ăl-byo͞o′mən) The white of the egg of certain animals, especially birds and reptiles, consisting mostly of the protein albumin. The albumen supplies water to the growing embryo and also cushions it.albumen, albumin - Albumen is the white of an egg, from Latin albus, "white"; albumin is a protein within the albumen.See also related terms for protein.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | albumen - a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquidsalbuminricin, ricin toxin - a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon; "one milligram of ricin can kill an adult"lactalbumin - albumin occurring in milkserum albumin - albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the bloodsimple protein - a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed | | 2. |  albumen - 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, ovalbumin, 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 |
Translationsalbumen
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 albuminalbumen (ăl-byo͞o′mən)n.1. The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water.2. See albumin.al·bu·min (al-bū'min) A type of simple protein, varieties of which are widely distributed throughout the tissues and fluids of plants and animals; albumin is soluble in pure water, precipitable from solution by strong acids, and coagulable by heat in acid or neutral solution. [L. albumen (-min-), the white of egg]
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. albumen 1. A nutritive substance surrounding a developing EMBRYO, as in the white of an egg. 2. ALBUMIN. albumen or egg white a solution of protein in water which is secreted by the oviduct of birds and some reptiles. Albumen surrounds the embryo and yolk which it cushions within the shell of the egg. It is eventually absorbed by the embryo as food.albumen
Related to albumen: albumin, Egg albumenSynonyms for albumennoun a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquidsSynonymsRelated Words- ricin
- ricin toxin
- lactalbumin
- serum albumin
- simple protein
noun the white part of an eggSynonymsRelated Words |