albumen meaning and definition

ALBUMEN noun

Definition of albumen (noun)

1. a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids
   • synonyms: albumin
2. 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"
   • synonyms: egg white, ovalbumin, white