ovalbumin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ov′al byo̅o̅′min, ō′val-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ov•al•bu•min  (ov′al byo̅o̅′min, ō′val-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrythe principal protein of egg white.
  • 1825–35; contraction and respelling of Late Latin ovī albūmen (Latin ovī album) egg white; see ovum, albumen

'ovalbumin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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