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Albumen Definition & Meaning

albumen
noun
  1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
  2. the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"

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What does albumen mean?
a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
What part of speech is albumen?
Albumen is a noun.
How many definitions does albumen have?
Albumen has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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