Etymology

ovalbumin

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Today it means: A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white. Full definition →

Late Latin ovi albumen
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromovi albumen“egg white”
  2. English todayovalbumin

From Late Latin ovi albumen (“egg white”), + -in.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.