EGG WHITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does egg white mean? 

• EGG WHITE (noun)
  The noun EGG WHITE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: EGG WHITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EGG WHITE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

albumen; egg white; ovalbumin; white

Context example:

she separated the whites from the yolks of several eggs

Hypernyms ("egg white" is a kind of...):

fixings; ingredient (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking)

Holonyms ("egg white" is a part of...):

egg; eggs (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)

 Context examples 

Egg whites, which are a rich source of high-quality protein without dietary cholesterol, can be used to replace whole eggs.

(Eggs No Longer Part of a Healthy Diet?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A type of protein found in blood, egg white, milk, and other substances.

(Albumin, NCI Dictionary)