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alecithal

American  
[ey-les-uh-thuhl] / eɪˈlɛs ə θəl /
Also alecithic

adjective

Embryology.

  1. having little or no yolk in the cytoplasm of the egg or ovum.

alecithal British  
/ eɪˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

  1. zoology (of an ovum) having little or no yolk

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Etymology

Origin of alecithal

1875–80; a- 6 + Greek lékith ( os ) yolk + -al 1

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