albaimín — 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”).
Senses
albaimín is used for these senses in English:
- albumen The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
- albumin (protein) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.
albumen — full definition
- 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”).
- 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.
- noun The endosperm of seeds of most flowering plants, especially when found in mature seeds.
- noun Synonym of blood plasma (“the clear fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells are suspended”).