albumen \al-BYOO-muhn\,
noun:
1. the white of an egg.
2. Botany. the nutritive matter around the embryo in a seed.
Tannic acid hardens albumen into a leathery substance of which the most courageous stomach is rightfully suspicious…
-- Myrtle Reed, "The Myrtle Reed Cookbook," 1916
Don't overbeat the eggs, as an overbeaten albumen results in a less-than-perfect texture.
-- Craig Boreth, "The Hemingway Cookbook," 1998
Albumen comes from the Latin word for "white," albus. It entered English around 1600.
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