centrolecithal

American

[sen-troh-les-uh-thuhl] / ˌsɛn troʊˈlɛs ə θəl /

adjective

Embryology.

having a centrally located yolk, as certain insect eggs or ova.

centrolecithal British

/ ˌsɛntrəʊˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

zoology (of animal eggs) having a centrally located yolk

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Etymology

Origin of centrolecithal

First recorded in 1875–80; centro- + lecithal

Example Sentences

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Segmentation is usually of the superficial or centrolecithal type.

From Project Gutenberg

In other Arthropodan eggs the cleavage is on the so-called centrolecithal type, in which the dividing nuclei pass to the cortex of the ovum, and the surface of the ovum becomes indented with grooves corresponding to each nucleus.

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Centrolecithal: applied to eggs in which the food yolk is central.

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