isolecithal

[ ahy-suh-les-uh-thuhl ]

adjectiveEmbryology.

Origin of isolecithal

1
First recorded in 1925–30; iso- + lecithal

Words Nearby isolecithal

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British Dictionary definitions for isolecithal

isolecithal

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈlɛsɪθəl) /


adjective
  1. (of the ova of mammals and certain other vertebrates) having an evenly distributed yolk: Compare heterolecithal

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