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    The document discusses the structure of an egg. It describes that an air cell forms when the egg cools after laying, located at the larger end between membranes. The air cell grows as the egg ages. It also notes that the egg white is called albumen, from the Latin word for white, and contains about 40 different proteins in thick and thin layers besides water.

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    The document discusses the structure of an egg. It describes that an air cell forms when the egg cools after laying, located at the larger end between membranes. The air cell grows as the egg ages. It also notes that the egg white is called albumen, from the Latin word for white, and contains about 40 different proteins in thick and thin layers besides water.

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    ‭The structure of an Egg‬

    ‭3.‬ ‭Air cell‬


    ‭ n‬ ‭air‬ ‭space‬ ‭forms‬ ‭when‬ ‭the‬ ‭contents‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭egg‬‭cool‬‭and‬‭contract‬‭after‬‭laying.‬‭The‬‭air‬‭cell‬‭is‬‭generally‬
    A
    ‭located‬ ‭between‬ ‭the‬ ‭external‬ ‭and‬ ‭inner‬ ‭membranes‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭egg's‬ ‭larger‬ ‭end‬ ‭and‬ ‭represents‬ ‭the‬ ‭crater‬
    ‭frequently seen at the end of a hard-boiled egg. The air cell grows as the egg periods.‬
    ‭The structure of an Egg‬
    ‭4.‬ ‭Albumen‬
    ‭ gg‬ ‭white‬ ‭is‬ ‭known‬ ‭as‬ ‭albumen,‬ ‭which‬ ‭comes‬ ‭from‬ ‭Albus,‬ ‭the‬ ‭Latin‬ ‭word‬ ‭meaning‬ ‭“‬ ‭white.‬ ‭”‬ ‭Four‬
    E
    ‭interspersing‬‭layers‬‭of‬‭thick‬‭and‬‭thin‬‭egg‬‭white‬‭contain‬‭about‬‭40‬‭different‬‭proteins,‬‭the‬‭main‬‭factors‬‭of‬‭egg‬
    ‭white besides water.‬

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