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blanc — meaning in English

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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”).
  • blank adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
  • breast noun Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.
  • Caucasian adj Relating to people classified by an older racial system as white or of European descent.
  • space noun The vast expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere where stars, planets, and other celestial bodies exist.
  • white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

blanc is used for these senses in English:

  • Caucasian (anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
  • albumen The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
  • blank Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.
  • blank An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].
  • breast A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
  • space A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap. [from 16thc.]
  • white The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
  • white A person of European descent with light-colored skin.

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”).

blank — full definition

  1. adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
  2. adj Showing no expression, understanding, or emotion.
  3. noun A cartridge loaded with gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or effects rather than firing a projectile.
  4. verb To go suddenly unable to remember something.
  5. verb To deliberately ignore someone.

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