Noun: albumen al-byu-min or al'byoo-mun [N. Amer], al-byû-min [Brit]
- 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 albumens to make a meringue";
- egg white, white, ovalbumin
- A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
"Egg whites are rich in albumen";
- albumin
Sounds like: albumin
Derived forms: albumens
Type of: fixings, ingredient, simple protein
Encyclopedia: Albumen