Ovomucoid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable

    "In parallel, egg extract and Gal d 1, ovomucoid, and cow’s milk extract and Bos d 8, casein, were applied."

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"In parallel, egg extract and Gal d 1, ovomucoid, and cow’s milk extract and Bos d 8, casein, were applied."

Etymology

From ovo- + mucoid.

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egg white

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