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Noun
/alˈbyo͞omən/,
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Egg white, or the protein contained in it,
  1. Egg white, or the protein contained in it

  1. albumin: a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
  2. egg white: 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"
  3. Egg white is the common name for the clear liquid (also called the albumen or the glair/glaire) contained within an egg. It is formed from the layers of secretions of the anterior section of the hen's oviduct during the passage of the egg. It forms around either fertilized or unfertilized egg. ...
  4. A synonym for egg white.
  5. 1. the substance found in many seeds between the skin and the germ, usually the edible part of the seed 2. the nutritive material stored within the seed, usually surrounding the embryo though not within the embryo. 3. ...
  6. The "white" of a bird's egg which provides both protein and water for the growing embryo.
  7. Introduced by Louis-Desiré Blanquart-Evrard in 1851. This printing process involves coating a sheet of paper with an egg-white derivative and then sensitizing the paper with a solution of silver nitrate. ...
  8. The gelatinous "white" of a bird's egg, whose function is to cushion and protect the yolk.
  9. Albumen is an animal protein most often obtained from the whites of eggs. It contains long chained amino acids whose bonds create large molecules of protein (polypeptides). When heated each molecule comes apart and forms new bonds with the other unraveling proteins creating a gelatin. ...
  10. (egg white) A solution of protein in water that 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.
  11. Eggwhite. Used on glass as a medium for light-sensitive emulsions to make finely detailed negatives albumen positive prints are made on paper coated with eggwhite and salt solution and sensitized with silver nitrite solution. The print is made by exposure to sunlight through a negative.
  12. a clear, jelly-like liquid contained within the egg capsule along with the ovum.  Its primary purpose is thought to be protection of the fragile ovum during the initial stages of development within the egg capsule. ...
  13. (1) Egg white. (2) An important type of protein found in egg whites, rare beef, milk and some vegetables. It is a vital component of human blood serum.
  14. Depending on the size of the egg, albumen accounts for most of an egg’s liquid weight, about 66%. The white contains more than half the egg’s total protein, a majority of the egg’s niacin, riboflavin, magnesium, potassium and sodium, and none of the fat. ...
  15. (1850 to about 1920): Introduced in 1850 by L.D. Blanquart-Evrard. The most common photographic print in the 19th century. Made by coating the paper with egg albumen and sodium chloride, producing a rich sepia color and slightly glossy surface. ...
  16. a blood expander carried by medics to replace lost blood
  17. Egg white, the clear liquid inside an egg.
  18. Derived mainly from eggs, but also from muscles and blood. Can also be derived from vegetable fluids.
  19. A name applied to the food store laid up outside the embryo in many seeds; also nitrogenous organic matter found in plants.
  20. Mixture of table salt and egg white, used in the albumen process.
  21. A protein derived from egg whites; contributes to the tightening action of Face Lift Powder with Activator Original Formula.
  22. Protein fining agent; derived from egg whites and primarily a mixture of two proteins: ovalbumin and conalbumin
  23. The major protein in egg whites.
  24. commonly known as egg white. It’s clear in raw eggs and turns white when cooked or fried.