{"id":130,"date":"2008-02-05T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2008-02-05T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/albumen-vs-albumin\/"},"modified":"2008-02-05T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2008-02-05T18:58:09","slug":"albumen-vs-albumin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkmahoney.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2008\/02\/albumen-vs-albumin\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Albumen&#8221; vs. &#8220;Albumin&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I sometimes see one word where the other word is required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><br \/>\nThese two nouns are <em>not<\/em> synonyms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe noun &#8220;albumen&#8221; refers to the white of an egg.<\/p>\n<p>The noun &#8220;albumin&#8221; refers to the water-soluble protein found in the whites of eggs, in milk, in boold, <\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><br \/>\nUse &#8220;albumen&#8221; to refer to the white of an egg. A way to remember this is the common &#8220;e&#8221; in &#8220;albumen&#8221; and &#8220;egg&#8221;. Use &#8220;albumin&#8221; to refer to the protein that occurs in egg whites, blood, milk, etc. A way to remember this is the common &#8220;i&#8221; in &#8220;albumin&#8221; and &#8220;protein&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sometimes see one word where the other word is required. Problem: These two nouns are not synonyms. Explanation: The noun &#8220;albumen&#8221; refers to the white of an egg. 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