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Meaning of OVALBUMIN

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 Definition: [n]  the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
 
 Synonyms: albumen, egg white
 
 See Also: egg, eggs, fixings, ingredient

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O`val*bu"min\, Ovalbumen \O`val*bu"men\, n. [Ovum +
albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in
distinction from serum albumin. See {Albumin}.
 

 

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