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egg white

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
egg white
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked.

Uncountable

noun

The white of a particular egg.

Countable

Etymology

Probably a remodelled form of Middle English whit of an egge (“white of an egg”). Compare Old Norse eggja-hvíta (“egg-white”) (whence Icelandic eggjahvíta, Swedish äggvita, Danish æggehvide), Saterland Frisian Oaiwiet (“egg-white”), West Frisian aaiwyt (“egg-white”), Dutch eiwit (“egg-white”), German Low German Witt vun't Ei (“white of the egg”) beside Eiwitt (“egg-white”), German Eiweiß (“egg-white”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

egg whites (plural) eggwhite (alternative) egg-white (alternative)

Phrases

egg-white

Synonyms

albumen glair white ovalbumin

Questions

What does egg white mean?
The clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked.
Where does egg white come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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