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whites

whites

1.0
The clear part of an egg that surrounds the yellow center
  • noun
  • /waɪts/
translation icon : clara (de huevo)
  • To make a fluffy meringue, start by beating three whites until soft peaks form.
  • egg whites

I saw another guy eat the white without touching the yolk.

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Examples

  • I saw another guy eat the white without touching the yolk.

  • There is no biotin in the white of the the egg.

  • I place the flat board with some whites on top to keep them flat to dry.

  • No, but just all the egg whites better be warm.

  • And then egg whites, stuff that I don't want to do twice.

  • Stand on the street all day, sell Oscar Mayer, flash the fuckin' peace sign, get yourself a peacoat, watch the Snow Whites go by.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Like, for example, how to rip off condescending Snow Whites, how to stick it to politically engaged dimwits who do cute skits and call it guerrilla theater...

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The recipe calls for four egg whites to create a light and airy soufflé.

  • After separating the yolks, she carefully placed the whites in a bowl for later use.

Synonyms

white
vswhites
69 1.6

The clear part of an egg that surrounds the yolk

is focused on using it separated from yolks for cooking or baking
egg white
vswhites
34 1.0

The clear liquid around an egg yolk that turns white and solid when cooked

is used mainly when removed from the yolk for cooking and baking
albumen
vswhites
1 8.4

The white part of an egg around the yolk that is mostly protein

is the everyday culinary name used when removing it for cooking

Compounds

dress whites
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Formal white uniforms people in the military wear for ceremonies

Surface Forms

whites plural

Morphology

whites = white (transparent) = white + s

The plural is a regular plural of the noun 'white' (egg white), so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Whites for eggs comes from the common color word white, because the protein becomes 'white' when cooked and is the clear part you separate from the yolk. So whites means the egg part used in recipes like meringue.