albumen

Noun
  1. A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids (synset 114755688)
    is a type of: simple protein - a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed
    subtypes:
    • ricin, ricin toxin - a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon
    • lactalbumin - albumin occurring in milk
    • serum albumin - albumin occurring in blood serum; serves to maintain the somatic pressure of the blood
    same as: albumin
  2. The white part of an egg;
    The nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water (synset 107857013)
    "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
    is a type of: fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
    is a part of: egg, eggs - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
    same as: egg white, ovalbumin, white

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