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Definition of "ovalbumin" [o•val•bu•min]

  • The albumin of egg white. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ovalbumin" in a sentence
  • "Because influenza and yellow fever vaccines are both made in eggs, egg proteins (primarily ovalbumin) are present in the final products and are in sufficient quantities to cause allergic reactions in susceptible patients."
  • "Because influenza and yellow fever vaccines are both made in eggs, egg proteins (primarily ovalbumin) are present in the final product."
  • "The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white known more formally as albumen or ovalbumin by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalazae."