albumen
/ˈælbjumɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ælˈbjuːmən/ (ame, ipa) · /al-ˈbyü-mən ˈal-ˌbyü- -byə-/ (ame, mw)
albumen — noun
1. the transparent liquid around an egg yolk that turns white when heated
the transparent liquid around an egg yolk that turns white when heated
Asher brushed albumen over the pie crust before baking it.
pattern: brush albumen over pastry
The chef beat the albumen until soft white peaks formed.
pattern: beat albumen until peaks form
A crack in the shell let some albumen drip onto the table.
When Liang separated the egg, the albumen slid into the bowl.
The recipe says the albumen must stay free of any yolk.
- yolk
the yellow inner part of the egg, not the clear outer part
文法句型
beat albumen until peaks form
brush albumen over pastry
albumen + from + egg
用法筆記
This is a technical or cooking term. In everyday English, most people say 'egg white' instead of 'albumen'.
2. the main protein substance found in egg white
the main protein substance found in egg white
The label warned that the medicine still contained small amounts of albumen.
pattern: contain small amounts of albumen
The doctor asked if Omar had ever reacted badly to albumen.
Scientists heated the albumen to see when the protein changed shape.
The nurse wrote 'albumen allergy' on Shirin's school lunch form.
- egg protein
broader everyday wording; less technical than 'albumen'
- ovalbumin
a more exact scientific term for the main protein in egg white
文法句型
contain albumen
react to albumen
traces of albumen
用法筆記
This sense appears mainly in medical, food-label, and laboratory writing. Distinguish it from sense 1, which names the visible egg white itself, and from sense 3, which is the broader scientific protein term.
3. any member of a protein group that mixes with water and is present throughout an
any member of a protein group that mixes with water and is present throughout animal tissues and body fluids
The test showed low albumen in the patient's blood after surgery.
medical pattern: low albumen in blood
Doctors watched Darius's albumen levels during recovery from severe burns.
Too much albumen in the urine can point to kidney damage.
The vet measured albumen in the calf's blood after the illness.
- albumin
the more common modern scientific spelling for this protein group
- serum albumin
a specific kind of albumin found in blood
文法句型
albumen in blood
albumen in urine
albumen level
用法筆記
This is the broad scientific sense. Use it for albumin-type proteins found in the body, not only for the protein in egg white.