albumen
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- noun
- /ˈæl.bjuː.mən/
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albumen
- Late into the night, he and I toiled like alchemists, boiling quicksilver and iodine, soaking paper in albumen, brushing bromide on squares of plated copper.
- albumen print
The skiff emblazoned by the sun on scattered gold and albumen, Arriving at what leaves what flowers.
- The skiff emblazoned by the sun on scattered gold and albumen, Arriving at what leaves what flowers.
Examples
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You can't separate the albumen from the yolk once it's been scrambled, right?
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Higher US chick percent in seven days storage than those of one and four days storage could be attributed to degradation of albumen quality due to prolonged egg storage, causing higher moisture loss during incubation.
Academic text (2015) -
Her eyes were big and brown, and the iris bled a little into the albumen whites.
Fiction book (1994) -
He used the egg albumen process, which they used in the 19th century for making materials photosensitive.
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Similarly, Lourens et al. (2006) found lower albumen and yolk weight in smaller eggs.
Academic text (2015) -
The chef gently separated the albumen from the yolk before whisking it for the meringue.
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When cooking, it's important to avoid getting any yolk in the albumen if you want it to whip properly.
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The albumen of a fresh egg should be clear and thick, indicating its quality.
Synonyms
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The clear part of an egg that surrounds the yolk
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The clear liquid around an egg yolk that turns white and solid when cooked
The clear part of an egg that surrounds the yellow center
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word albumen comes from the Latin root albus, which means 'white'. It is the same root as albino, and that is why albumen means the egg's clear 'white' part.