Noun: ovalbumin ,ow-vul'byoo-min
- 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 ovalbumin from the yolk to make meringue";
- egg white, white, albumen
Derived forms: ovalbumins
Type of: fixings, ingredient
Encyclopedia: Ovalbumin