albumen

noun

al·​bu·​men al-ˈbyü-mən  ˈal-ˌbyü- 

-byə-

1

: the white of an egg see egg illustration

2

: albumin

Examples of albumen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In contrast to a unique albumen print by Julia Margaret Cameron made in the 1860s, for example, contemporary photographers’ prints increasingly are seen as temporary and replicable—when they are even made. — Nora W. Kennedy, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2025

As the name suggests, albumen paper started with a solution of egg whites, beaten with salt, into which the paper was floated and then dried. — Anika Burgess july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025

The resulting egg is creamy all the way through, but the albumen is only partially set. — Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, Scientific American, 14 Feb. 2025

These prints used albumen from egg whites to bind the photographic chemicals to paper and were printed from negatives. — Jerry Dobesh | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2023

Salmonella lives in the albumen (or whites) of an egg, where a number of natural preservatives keep the bacteria in check. — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2023

Balthazar said that James Corden sent back an all-yolk omelette because his wife detected trace particulates of albumen. — Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022

Documentary photography meets staged, conceptual art, old papers and processes like albumen prints meet the latest digital prints and inkjet prints, coal black prints meet bright and colorful prints. — Vogue, 23 Feb. 2022

The gallery is awash in tintypes, daguerreotypes, albumen prints, and other forms of early photography, plus images made with everything from mid-century 35-millimeter film cameras to the latest digital devices. — Steven Litt, cleveland, 13 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin albūmen (also albāmen, albūmentum), from Latin albus "white" + -ūmen (in ferrūmen, fērūmen "adhesive, glue, solder") — more at album

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for albumen

• acumen
• albumin
• bitumen
• cerumen
• curcumin
• illumine
• inhuman
• nonhuman
• subhuman
• crewman
• crewmen
• cumin

Kids Definition

albumen

noun

al·​bu·​men al-ˈbyü-mən 

1

: the white of an egg

2

: albumin

Medical Definition

albumen

noun

al·​bu·​men al-ˈbyü-mən; ˈal-ˌbyü-  -byə- 

1

: the white of an egg

2

: albumin