chalaza /ka-lāˈzə/

1. In a bird's egg, one of two spiral chords of albumen that hold the yolk sac in position (zoology)
2. The base of the ovule (botany)

chalaˈzal adjective

• lecithin
• lecithinase
• lecithins
• Leclanché cell
• lect.
• lectern
• lecterns
• lectin
• lectins
• lection
• lectionaries
• lectionary
• lections
• lectisternia
• lectisternium
• lector
• lectorate
• lectorates
• lector benevole
• lectors
• lectorship
• lectorships
• lectress
• lectresses
• lectrice