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ovalbumin

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ov·al·bu·min  (vl-bymn, vl-)
n.
The albumin of egg white.
[Alteration of Late Latin v albmen : Latin v, genitive sing. of vum, egg; see ovum + Latin albmen, white of an egg; see albumen.]
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Noun1.ovalbumin - the white part of an eggovalbumin - 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"
egg white, albumen, white
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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