albumen

noun

al·​bu·​men al-ˈbyü-mən How to pronounce albumen (audio) ˈal-ˌbyü- How to pronounce albumen (audio)
-byə-
1
: the white of an egg see egg illustration
2

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These prints used albumen from egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to paper and were printed from negatives. Jerry Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2023 Salmonella lives in the albumen (or whites) of an egg, where a number of natural preservatives keep the bacteria in check. Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2023 Balthazar said that James Corden sent back an all-yolk omelette because his wife detected trace particulates of albumen. Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022 Documentary photography meets staged, conceptual art, old papers and processes like albumen prints meet the latest digital prints and inkjet prints, coal black prints meet bright and colorful prints. Vogue, 23 Feb. 2022 The gallery is awash in tintypes, daguerreotypes, albumen prints, and other forms of early photography, plus images made with everything from mid-century 35-millimeter film cameras to the latest digital devices. Steven Litt, cleveland, 13 Feb. 2022 After another minute, spoon some of the poaching liquid over the eggs until the albumen is no longer clear. Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2021 Among the Edisons of the albumen was Edwin Baltzley, whose 1885 eggbeater brought in enough money to buy 500 acres alongside the Potomac and, with his twin brother, Edward, found the Glen Echo Chautauqua. Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021 For example, beautiful 19th-century landscape paintings by Albert Bierstadt and Martin Johnson Heade, and an 1871 albumen-silver photograph by William Henry Jackson, all from the Carter’s collection, show us 19th-century views of the natural world. Benjamin Lima, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin albūmen (also albāmen, albūmentum), from Latin albus "white" + -ūmen (in ferrūmen, fērūmen "adhesive, glue, solder") — more at album

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of albumen was in 1599

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“Albumen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/albumen. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

albumen

noun
al·​bu·​men al-ˈbyü-mən How to pronounce albumen (audio)
1
: the white of an egg
2

Medical Definition

albumen

noun
1
: the white of an egg
2

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