OVALBUMIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs

Synonyms:

albumen; egg white; ovalbumin; white

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("ovalbumin" is a kind of...):

fixings; ingredient (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking)

Holonyms ("ovalbumin" is a part of...):

egg; eggs (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)