ALBUM
Al"bum, n. Etym: [L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf. Alb.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.
2. A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book.
3. A blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.
ALBUMEN
Al*bu"men, n. Etym: [L., fr. albus white.]
1. The white of an egg.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.
3. (Chem.)