Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun albumen

2 senses of albumen

Sense 1
albumin, albumen -- (a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids)
       => simple protein -- (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)

Sense 2
egg white, white, albumen, ovalbumin -- (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")
       => ingredient, fixings -- (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad")

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