vitelline

American  

[vi-tel-in, -een, vahy-] / vɪˈtɛl ɪn, -in, vaɪ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the egg yolk.

2. having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.

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vitelline British  

/ -aɪn, vɪˈtɛlɪn /

adjective

1. of or relating to the yolk of an egg

   the vitelline gland

2. having the yellow colour of an egg yolk

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Etymology

Origin of vitelline

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word vitellīnus. See vitellus, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

The yelk-sac is reduced to a small pear-shaped umbilical vesicle; its thin pedicle, the long vitelline duct, is enclosed in the umbilical cord.

From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August

The eggs are small; the diameter of recently-deposited eggs is about 1.3 mm. and that of the vitelline membrane is about 1.5 mm.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.

Other phosphoglobulins are vitelline, found in the yolk of hens' eggs, and ichthulin, found in the eggs of fish.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Now, the human ovum or egg consists of a vitellus or yolk, which is covered by a similar membrane, known as the vitelline.

From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus

The only membrane enclosing the individual eggs is the vitelline membrane.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.