albumen
/ˈælbjumɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ælˈbjuːmən/ (ame, ipa) · /al-ˈbyü-mən ˈal-ˌbyü- -byə-/ (ame, mw)
albumen — 名詞
1. the transparent liquid around an egg yolk that turns white when heated
蛋清
蛋黃外層、煮熟變白的部分
the transparent liquid around an egg yolk that turns white when heated
Asher brushed albumen over the pie crust before baking it.
Asher 在烘烤前先把蛋清刷在派皮上。
pattern: brush albumen over pastry
The chef beat the albumen until soft white peaks formed.
廚師把蛋清打到出現柔軟的白色尖角。
pattern: beat albumen until peaks form
A crack in the shell let some albumen drip onto the table.
蛋殼裂開後，有些蛋清滴到了桌上。
When Liang separated the egg, the albumen slid into the bowl.
Liang 分開雞蛋時，蛋清滑進了碗裡。
The recipe says the albumen must stay free of any yolk.
食譜說蛋清裡不能混進任何蛋黃。
- 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
卵白蛋白
蛋清裡的主要蛋白質
the main protein substance found in egg white
The label warned that the medicine still contained small amounts of albumen.
標示警告這款藥品裡仍含有少量卵白蛋白。
pattern: contain small amounts of albumen
The doctor asked if Omar had ever reacted badly to albumen.
醫師問 Omar 以前是否曾對卵白蛋白出現不良反應。
Scientists heated the albumen to see when the protein changed shape.
科學家加熱卵白蛋白，想看這種蛋白質何時會改變形狀。
The nurse wrote 'albumen allergy' on Shirin's school lunch form.
護理師在 Shirin 的學校午餐表上寫了「卵白蛋白過敏」。
- 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
白蛋白
動物組織液中的可溶蛋白
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.
檢查顯示那位病人在手術後血液中的白蛋白偏低。
medical pattern: low albumen in blood
Doctors watched Darius's albumen levels during recovery from severe burns.
醫師在 Darius 嚴重燒傷後的復原期間持續觀察白蛋白數值。
Too much albumen in the urine can point to kidney damage.
尿液中的白蛋白過多，可能表示腎臟受損。
The vet measured albumen in the calf's blood after the illness.
那位獸醫在小牛生病後測量了血液中的白蛋白。
- 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.