vitellin

[ vi-tel-in, vahy- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a phosphoprotein in the yolk of eggs.

Origin of vitellin

1
First recorded in 1855–60; vitell(us) + -in2

Words Nearby vitellin

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How to use vitellin in a sentence

  • Into this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for vitellin

vitellin

/ (vɪˈtɛlɪn) /


noun
  1. biochem a phosphoprotein that is the major protein in egg yolk

Origin of vitellin

1
C19: from vitellus + -in

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