A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.

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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.
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