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egg white
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egg white
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the white of an egg; albumen
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Noun1.egg white - the white part of an eggegg white - the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs"
fixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
eggs, egg - oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
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egg white nalbume m, bianco d'uovo

egg white بياض البيض bílek æggehvide Eiweiß ασπράδι αβγού clara de huevo munanvalkuainen blanc d’œuf bjeljanjak albume 卵の白身 달걀 흰자 eiwit eggehvite białko jajka clara белок äggvita ไข่ขาว yumurta akı lòng trắng trứng 鸡蛋白


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The white of an egg is called the glair - it comes from the Latin clarus, meaning clear.
By throwing away the yolk and eating only white of an egg, you are in effect throwing away the most nutritionally dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral rich portion of the egg.
Low Fat Lemon Sponge 6 servings 6ozs self raising flour 2 eggs 1 1/2 ozs Tate & Lyle Half Spoon sugar 1 lemon 1/4 pt skimmed milk Separate the yolk from the white of an egg and place the white in a separate bowl.
 
 
 
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