alecithal

[ ey-les-uh-thuhl ]

adjective

, Embryology.

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

alecithal

/ eɪˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alecithal¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alecithal¹

from a- ¹+ Greek lekithos egg yolk