ovovitellin

[ oh-voh-vi-tel-in, -vahy- ]

nounBiochemistry.

vitellin.

Origin of ovovitellin

¹

First recorded in 1905–10; ov(i)- + -o- + vitellin

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How to use ovovitellin in a sentence

Casein, or caseinogen of milk and egg yolk (ovovitellin), are the substances richest in this mineral salt.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit
The protein of the yolk is chiefly in the form of ovovitellin, while the fats occur as palmitin, olein, and stearin.
Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit

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