eggless
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a word derived from
egg.
eggnounthe roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
Example Sentences
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Alternatives, such as mashed banana, work well in both fluffy eggless pancakes and flat pancakes.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
The rationing of World War I gave us the eggless, butterless, milkless cake.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2019
Hampton Creek has also proved a controversial company and was the subject of a campaign by the powerful egg lobby to get its eggless mayonnaise banned from supermarkets.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2017
This came after the company sued Hampton Creek, the makers of the vegan mayonnaise “Just Mayo,” last year, claiming that the product name was misleading due to the eggless content.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2016
A pile of eggless, unmothering bones, nothing more: the future I once foretold.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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