egg white

American

[eg wahyt, hwahyt] / ˈɛg ˌwaɪt, ˌʰwaɪt /

noun

the white of an egg, especially a hen's egg, used in cooking; albumen.

egg white British

noun

the white of an egg; albumen

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Etymology

Origin of egg white

First recorded in 1895–1900

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About 1,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, the nebula surrounds a hidden central star buried within a thick blanket of dust, resembling a glowing "yolk" inside a dark "egg white."

From Science Daily

They vaccinated mice with ovalbumin, a protein found in egg whites that is often used to study immune reactions to a specific antigen.

From Science Daily

One earlier experiment showed that eating whole eggs after weight training led to greater muscle-protein synthesis than eating the same amount of protein from egg whites alone.

From Science Daily

This morning, I had five egg whites and then some baked vegetables like broccoli and asparagus and zucchini.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under the proposal, other labels like, "egg yolk", "egg white" and "escalope" would be restricted to products that contain meat.

From BBC

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