The white of an egg is made of albumin, a protein. When placed in a hot frying pan, this portion of the egg turns opaque and white. What do we call this phenomenon?

a. saturation
b. hydrolysis
c. denaturation
d. polymerization


c. denaturation

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b. head-lunging. c. creating bubble nets. d. constantly skimming the surface of the ocean.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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