vitellus
Americannoun
plural
vitellusesnoun
Etymology
Origin of vitellus
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Up to this point the vitellus of the egg, nourished by endosmosis through its membranes, had sufficed for the nutrition of the still very small embryo.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste
As a consequence of this superficial concentration we get segmentation of the vitellus, with the production of a morula.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
This vitellus or yolk undergoes a series of segmentation or dividings which are known as spontaneous segmentation.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus
Yolk, yōk, Yelk, yelk, n. the yellow part of an egg: the vitellus of a seed: wool-oil.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Within the shell the animal portion of the egg is found; which consists of a viscous, colorless liquid called albumen, or the white, and a yellow globular mass called the vitellus, or yolk.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
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