ovalbumin

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noun

A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.

Similar
egg whitewhitealbumen
OriginLate Latin ovi albumen →
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Meanings

nounovalbumin (plural ovalbumins)

plural ovalbumins

  1. biochemistryA glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

Similar
egg whitewhitealbumen
Broader
ingredientfixings
Also see
albumenegg whitewhite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinovi albumen“egg white”
  2. Englishovalbumin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nivolumab
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APA

ovalbumin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovalbumin

MLA

“ovalbumin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovalbumin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovalbumin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovalbumin.

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