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ovalbumin

ov·al·bu·min [ òvvəl bymən, vəl bymən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
part of egg white: the main crystalline protein or albumin found in egg whites

[Mid-19th century. < Latin ovi albumen "white of egg" < ovum "egg" + albumen (see albumen)]
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