Definitions for: Albumen

[n] the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
[n] a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids

Webster (1913) Definition: Al*bu"men, n. [L., fr. albus white.]
1. The white of an egg.

2. (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments
of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the
embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like
grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in
the cocoanut, etc.

3. (Chem.) Same as Albumin.

Synonyms: albumin, egg white, ovalbumin

See Also: egg, eggs, fixings, ingredient, lactalbumin, ricin, serum albumin, simple protein

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