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albumen

al·bu·men
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [al-byoo-muh n]
    • /ælˈbyu mən/
    • /ˈæl.bjʊ.mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-byoo-muh n]
    • /ælˈbyu mən/

Definitions of albumen word

  • uncountable noun albumen Albumen is the same as albumin. 3
  • noun albumen the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance, mostly an albumin, that surrounds the yolk 3
  • noun albumen the white of an egg 3
  • noun albumen the nutritive protein substance in seeds and around the egg yolk of higher animals 3
  • abbreviation ALBUMEN albumin 3
  • noun albumen any of a class of simple, sulfur-containing, water-soluble proteins that coagulate when heated, occurring in egg white, milk, blood, and other animal and vegetable tissues and secretions. 1
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Origin of albumen

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Late Latin, equivalent to alb(us) white, with stem in -ū- + -men noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Albumen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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albumen popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for albumen

noun albumen

  • egg white — the white of an egg, especially a hen's egg, used in cooking; albumen.
  • white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
All 2 Synonyms of albumen

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Related words

  • albumen paper

    a printing paper coated with albumen, salt, and citric acid and sensitized with silver nitrate, used c1850–80.

  • albuminous

    of or containing albumin

  • albumen plate

    a flexible zinc or aluminum printing plate coated with a photosensitive compound, used in offset printing of usually fewer than 50,000 copies.

  • albuminoid

    resembling albumin

  • bichromate process

    any of several methods of photography in which the light-sensitive medium is alkaline bichromate associated with a colloid such as gum, albumen, or gelatin.

  • cerumen

    the soft brownish-yellow wax secreted by glands in the auditory canal of the external ear
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