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Webster 1913 Edition


Albumen

Al-bu′men

,
Noun.
[L., fr.
albus
white.]
1.
The white of an egg.
2.
(Bot.)
Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.
3.
(Chem.)
Same as
Albumin
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Albumen

ALBU'MEN

,
Noun.
[L. from albus, white.]
The white of an egg. A like substance is a chief constituent in all animal solids.

Definition 2024


albúmen

albúmen

See also: albumen

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Noun

albúmen m (plural albúmenes)

  1. albumen

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