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ovalbumin
 
SYLLABICATION:ov·al·bu·min
PRONUNCIATION:  vl-bymn, vl-
NOUN: The albumin of egg white.
ETYMOLOGY:Alteration of Late Latin v albmen : Latin v, genitive sing. of vum, egg; see ovum + Latin albmen, white of an egg; see albumen.
 
 
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