Albumenisation

/ˌælbjumənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The process of converting into, coating with, or impregnating with albumen or albumin.

Etymology

From albumen plus -isation (British spelling), a productive suffix creating noun forms describing processes or states.

Kelly Says

British scientists developed albumenisation techniques for early photography, coating paper with egg white to make it light-sensitive—nature's protein became a tool for capturing images.

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