isolecithal

American

[ahy-suh-les-uh-thuhl] / ˌaɪ səˈlɛs ə θəl /

adjective

Embryology.

homolecithal.

isolecithal British

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈlɛsɪθəl /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of isolecithal

First recorded in 1925–30; iso- + lecithal

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