Albumenization

/ˌælbjumənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The American spelling of albumenisation; the process of treating or coating something with albumen.

Etymology

From albumen plus -ization (American spelling), creating a noun for the process, parallel to the British albumenisation.

Kelly Says

The difference between albumenization and albumenisation is purely spelling—but it reminds us that American and British scientists sometimes invented or discovered the same techniques separately and named them differently.

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