A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin. Back to Main Page of the "Printmaking dictionary" albumen A natural protein, soluble in water and most commonly found in the whites of eggs; the colloid used for certain bichromated sensitizers employed in photomechanics. It is also used in bookbinding as size in gold stamping and application of gold leaves to edges. Latin name: albumen ovi siccum. Back to Main Page of the "Printmaking dictionary"