egg white
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably a remodelled form of Middle English whit of an egge (“white of an egg”). Compare Old Norse eggja-hvíta (“egg-white”), German Eiweiß.
Noun edit
egg white (countable and uncountable, plural egg whites)
Translations edit
clear part of an egg — see albumen
See also edit
- egg-white (adjective)