vitellus

Noun

Meaning

The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk. See Illust. of Ovum.

Perisperm in an early condition.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

roe spawn yellow egg ovule caviar albumen yolk egg yolk glair cytoplasmic reserve middle part of an egg yellow of egg yellow part of an egg nutritive material
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Antonyms

eggshell

Hypernyms

food nutrient

Related terms

Webster's Dictionary vitellophage Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Derivatives

Vitelli

Close letter words and terms

vitellolytic vitellophage vitellorubin Viter Viterbi algorithm Viterbi path