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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
albumen, albumin (nn.)
 
 
Albumen is “the white of an egg,” and albumin, and its variant albumen, is “any of several proteins found in egg white, milk, various animal tissues, and some plant juices and tissues.” Both words are pronounced al-BYOO-min.  1
 
 
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