单词 | yolkless |
释义 | yolklessadj. Without yolk, containing no yolk. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > reproductive substances or cells > [adjective] > ovum > yolk > containing no yolk yolkless1805 1805 A. B. Carmichael Metropolis (ed. 2) iii. 46 Great were the task each trifler's rank to tell, Each half-hatch'd lawyer, and each yolkless shell. 1897 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs II. 163 Three full-sized eggs and one small yolkless one. 1907 Biol. Bull. 13 144 In the yolkless portions of the egg,..nuclear division continues to be far in advance of cytoplasmic division as far as the cleavage has been followed. 1978 N.Y. Mag. 9 Oct. 76 Authentic nouvelle cuisine: flourless sauces, yolkless soufflés, seaweed-scented fish. 2010 Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 27/5 Mr Baulf should give up on toasted soldiers and make meringues instead; the nearly yolkless eggs would be perfect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1805 |
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