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vitelline
[ vi-tel-in, -een, vahy- ]
adjective
- of or relating to the egg yolk.
- having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.
vitelline
/ vɪˈtɛlɪn; -aɪn /
adjective
- of or relating to the yolk of an egg
the vitelline gland
- having the yellow colour of an egg yolk
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vitelline1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vitelline1
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Example Sentences
Surrounding the embryo is a vitelline membrane, an inner, and an outer envelope (Fig. 1).
The zona is the first to disappear, and the vitelline membrane next becomes gradually thinner.
Both the vitelline membrane and the zona radiata are found in Raja, but in a much less developed condition than in Scyllium.
The stage of about the greatest development of both the vitelline membrane and zona radiata is represented on Pl.
The big cells have now become flask-shaped like those in Scyllium, and send a process down to the vitelline membrane.
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