vitellin

[ vi-tel-in, vahy- ]

/ vɪˈtɛl ɪn, vaɪ- /

noun Biochemistry.

a phosphoprotein in the yolk of eggs.

Words nearby vitellin

vitaphone, vitascope, vite, vitebsk, vitelliform degeneration, vitellin, vitelline, vitelline membrane, vitelline pole, vitelline vessel, vitellogenesis

Origin of vitellin

First recorded in 1855–60; vitell(us) + -in²

Also called ovovitellin.

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Examples from the Web for vitellin

Into this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for vitellin

vitellin

/ (vɪˈtɛlɪn) /

noun

biochem a phosphoprotein that is the major protein in egg yolk

Word Origin for vitellin

C19: from vitellus + -in

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