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I have used it to describe non blood bodily fluids to dry cleaners, and my mother uses it as a synonym(sp) for egg whites. Where does it come from ?

― anthony easton (anthony), Tuesday, 29 October 2002 00:34 (twenty-three years ago)

albumen/albumin=a class of simple, water-soluble proteins that can be coagulated by heat and are found in egg white, blood serum, milk, and many other animal and plant tissues.

from the latin 'albus' meaning 'white.'

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 29 October 2002 08:27 (twenty-three years ago)

also related, the proteins bangbumen and catbumen

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 29 October 2002 09:46 (twenty-three years ago)

The White Albumen is my favorite albumen in my entire vast collection of albumens.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Tuesday, 29 October 2002 10:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I'd like to take this chance to say that the other day a radio announcer had just ended a news segment about stamp collecting (hmmm) and said "philately will get you everywhere" haha.

― isadora, Tuesday, 29 October 2002 19:15 (twenty-three years ago)

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