alecithal

American

[ay-les-uh-thuhl] / eɪˈlɛs ə θəl /

Also alecithic

adjective

Embryology.

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

alecithal British

/ eɪˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

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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