Albuminizing

/ælˈbjuː.mɪ.naɪ.zɪŋ/ verb

Definition

American spelling: the present participle or gerund form; the process of treating or combining with albumen or albumin.

Etymology

Present participle of 'albuminize' with '-ing' suffix. This verb form describes the ongoing action or practice of albumin treatment in American English.

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The albuminizing process was so central to 19th-century photography that most surviving old family photos from that era were literally made with egg white!

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