with objectTo coat or impregnate (a surface or material such as glass or paper) with albumen or (formerly in Photography) with an albuminous solution. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). Partly from albumen + -ize, and partly from albumin + -ize.
Definition of albumenize in US English:
albumenize
(also albuminise, albumenise, albuminize)
verb
with objectTo coat or impregnate (a surface or material such as glass or paper) with albumen or (formerly in Photography) with an albuminous solution. Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). Partly from albumen + -ize, and partly from albumin + -ize.