valkuainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• albumen noun Synonym of egg white (“(uncountable) the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; (countable) the white of a particular egg”).
• protein noun A large biological molecule made of chains of amino acids, essential to the structure and function of living cells.

Senses

valkuainen is used for these senses in English:

• albumen The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
• protein (nutrition, uncountable) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.

albumen — full definition

1. noun Synonym of egg white (“(uncountable) the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; (countable) the white of a particular egg”).
2. noun A colourless, soluble protein found in blood plasma, egg white, etc.; albumin; (countable) chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: one form of such a protein.
3. noun The endosperm of seeds of most flowering plants, especially when found in mature seeds.
4. noun Synonym of blood plasma (“the clear fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells are suspended”).

protein — full definition

1. noun A large biological molecule made of chains of amino acids, essential to the structure and function of living cells.
2. noun Food that is a major source of this nutrient, especially meat, fish, eggs, or legumes.

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