# albumen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈælbjʊmən/ · frequency rank #89,086

## Definitions
1. The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
2. The endosperm of flowering plants.

## Etymology
From Latin albūmen (“white of an egg”), from albus (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰos (“white”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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