heterolecithal

American

[het-er-uh-les-uh-thuhl] / ˌhɛt ər əˈlɛs ə θəl /

adjective

Embryology.

having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.

heterolecithal British

/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

(of the eggs of birds) having an unequally distributed yolk Compare isolecithal

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Etymology

Origin of heterolecithal

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + lecithal

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