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单词 alecithal
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alecithal

[ ey-les-uh-thuhl ]
/ eɪˈlɛs ə θəl /

adjective Embryology.

having little or no yolk in the cytoplasm of the egg or ovum.
Also a·le·cith·ic [ey-luh-sith-ik]. /ˌeɪ ləˈsɪθ ɪk/.

Origin of alecithal

1875–80; a-6 + Greek lékith(os) yolk + -al1

Words nearby alecithal

Alea, Aleardi, aleatory, Alebion, alec, alecithal, aleck, ale conner, alecost, Alecto, alectryomancy
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British Dictionary definitions for alecithal

alecithal
/ (eɪˈlɛsɪθəl) /

adjective

zoology (of an ovum) having little or no yolk

Word Origin for alecithal

from a- 1 + Greek lekithos egg yolk
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for alecithal

alecithal
[ ă-lĕsə-thəl ]

adj.

Relating to an egg that has little or no yolk.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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