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Albumen: The white of an egg, the part of the egg from which meringues are made. Albus in Latin is white.
Not to be confused with "albumin" which is the main protein in human blood and the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood.
al·bu·men (l-by m n) n. 1. The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water. 2. See albumin. [Latin alb men, from albus, white; see albho-in ...
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–noun 1. the white of an egg. 2. Botany . the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed. 3. Biochemistry . albumin. Use albumen in a Sentence See images of ...
The ALBUMEN process. In the late 1840s albumen came to be used in the preparation of both negatives and printing paper, in order to increase the definition.
Egg albumin, which is found in the white portion of the egg, otherwise known as the albumen. Albumen, for example contains 2 moles of glucosamine and 4 moles ...