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heterolecithal

[ het-er-uh-les-uh-thuhl ]

adjective

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


heterolecithal

/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

  1. (of the eggs of birds) having an unequally distributed yolk Compare isolecithal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterolecithal1

First recorded in 1890–95; hetero- + lecithal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterolecithal1

C19: hetero- + Greek lekithos egg yolk

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