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Meanings of albumen in English

Portuguese
clara
Catalan
clara
Spanish
clara
Wikidata

The white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water.

clara
Wikidata

The white of an egg, which consists mainly of albumin dissolved in water.

Portuguese
albumina
Catalan
albúmina

A simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids.

albumina
Usage of albumen in English
1
The acid is absorbed by the powdered albumen without attacking the copper.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
2
Then the albumen coagulates, and forms irregular fibres between the starch grains.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
3
They slaver upon meat, gluten, albumen; and those substances turn to fluid.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
4
The name Plasmon distinguishes our preparations of milk-albumen from all other foods.
Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) / Up-To-Date Health Cookery fo...
5
They prefer albumen and starch and nitrogen to huckleberry pie and doughnuts.
Literary Lapses
6
Paper prepared with a film of coagulated albumen gives also good results.
Photographic Reproduction Processes
7
Wood creosote does not coagulate albumen, and is, therefore, not as serviceable.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882
8
However, the genetic factors regulating the proportion of thick albumen are poorly understood.
Pubmed
9
Any disease of the kidneys associated with albumen in the urine.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
10
Never use hot water, as hot water coagulates the albumen of the blood.
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools ...
11
The albumen gives it food wherewith to grow, upward and downward.
At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies
12
The proportions of albumen to those of caseine are especially varied.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
13
So it was with three cubes of albumen after 1 hr.
Insectivorous Plants
14
A coating of coagulated albumen is formed upon the outer surface.
Public School Domestic Science
15
A large proportion of the albumen was dissolved, a remnant being still left.
Insectivorous Plants
16
For example, the lines of an engraved copper-plate are filled with powdered albumen.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
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