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yolk

English

Alternative forms

yelk (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English yolke, yelke, ?olke, ?elke, from Old English ?eolca, ?eoloca, ?ioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), from ?eolu (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j??k/
Rhymes: -??k
(US) IPA^(key): /jo?k/, /jo?lk/, /j?lk/
Homophone: yoke

Noun

yolk (countable and uncountable, plural yolks)

The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
Coordinate term: egg white
The grease in a sheep's fleece.
- 1846, The Cultivator (page 270)
  Wool-growers appear to entertain different opinions in regard to the effect which yolk has on the value of the fleece. Some seem to suppose that the aggregate amount which they receive for their wool is increased from the greater weight which it possesses by being charged with this substance […]

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vitellogene

English

Etymology

See vitellus, and -gen.

Noun

vitellogene (plural vitellogenes)

(zoology) A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in trematodes, turbellarians, and some other helminths.

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yolk

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vitellogene

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