The white of an egg, the part of the egg from which meringues are made. Albus in Latin is white. Not to be confused with "albumin" which is the main protein in human blood and the key to the regulation of the osmotic pressure of blood.

1590s, "white of an egg," from Latin albumen "white of an egg," literally "whiteness," from albus "white" (see alb). The organic substance (which exists nearly [..]

The protein of egg whites.

Technical term for egg white.

Invented in 1850, this was the first way of printing a photograph on a paper base from negative by coating the paper with an emulsion of salt and egg white. 

the protein of egg whites.

1. Egg white. 2. An important type of protein found in egg whites, rare beef, milk and some vegetables. It is a vital component of human blood serum.

a viscous protein that comprises most of the white of eggs.

The portion of the egg which surrounds the yolk, sometimes referred to as the egg white; the major protein found in egg white.

the protein of egg whites.

The white of an egg.

Introduced by Louis-Desiré Blanquart-Evrard in 1851. This printing process involves coating a sheet of paper with an egg-white derivative and then sensitizing the paper with a solution of silver nitrate. The paper is then put in direct contact with the negative and exposed to sunlight to create a photographic print. Many albumen photographs were to [..]

The egg-white of a bird’s egg (Latin:albus = white).

Egg white, the clear liquid inside an egg.

1. The white of an egg. 2. <botany> Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc. 3. <chemistry> Same as Albumin. Origin: L, fr. Albus white. (01 [..]

The &quot;white&quot; of a bird's egg which provides both protein and water for the growing embryo.

From 1848, a method of coating egg white mixed with light sensitive silver salts on glass. Low in sensitivity, which led to long exposures, but extremely fine in grain, which gave it life in specialis [..]

A printed-out paper common from about 1852 onwards. A solution of egg white was mixed with light sensitive silver salts and coated on paper. This provided a smooth, glossy printing surface, often tone [..]

A coating consisting of a combination of egg whites and salt, applied to glass (for photographic negatives) or, more commonly, paper (for photographic prints), and then sensitized with a silver nitrat [..]