Definitions for egg yolk
egg yolk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egg yolk, yolknoun

   the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egg yolknoun

   The yellow central part of a chicken's (or other bird's) egg.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egg yolk

   Among animals which produce eggs, the yolk (; also known as the vitellus) is the nutrient-bearing portion of the egg whose primary function is to supply food for the development of the embryo. Some types of egg contain no yolk, for example because they are laid in situations where the food supply is sufficient (such as in the body of the host of a parasitoid) or because the embryo develops in the parent's body, which supplies the food, usually through a placenta. Reproductive systems in which the mother's body supplies the embryo directly are said to be matrotrophic; those in which the embryo is supplied by yolk are said to be lecithotrophic. In many species, such as all birds, and most reptiles and insects, the yolk takes the form of a special storage organ constructed in the reproductive tract of the mother. In many other animals, especially very small species such as some fish and invertebrates, the yolk material is not in a special organ, but inside the egg cell. As stored food, yolks are often rich in vitamins, minerals, lipids and proteins. The proteins function partly as food in their own right, and partly in regulating the storage and supply of the other nutrients. For example, in some species the amount of yolk in an egg cell affects the developmental processes that follow fertilization. The yolk is not living cell material like protoplasm, but largely passive material, that is to say deutoplasm. The food material and associated control structures are supplied during oogenesis. Some of the material is stored more or less in the form in which the maternal body supplied it, partly as processed by dedicated non-germ tissues in the egg, while part of the biosynthetic processing into its final form happens in the oocyte itself.Apart from animals, other organisms, like algae, especially in the oogamous, can also accumulate resources in their female gametes. In gymnosperms, the remains of the female gametophyte serve also as food supply, and in flowering plants, the endosperm.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. egg yolk

   The egg yolk is the nutrient-rich, yellow inner part of an egg primarily serving as the food source for a developing embryo. It contains a significant portion of the egg's protein, vitamins, and minerals, along with most of its fat and cholesterol.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Egg yolk

   An egg yolk is a part of an egg which feeds the developing embryo. The egg yolk is suspended in the egg white by one or two spiral bands of tissue called the chalazae. Prior to fertilization, the yolk together with the germinal disc is a single cell, one of the few single cells that can be seen by the naked eye. As a food, yolks are a major source of vitamins and minerals. They contain all of the egg's fat and cholesterol, and about one-half of the protein. If left intact while cooking fried eggs, the yellow yolk surrounded by a flat blob of whites creates a distinctive sunny-side up form. Mixing the two components together before frying results in a pale yellow mass, as in omelettes and scrambled eggs.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Egg Yolk

   Cytoplasm stored in an egg that contains nutritional reserves for the developing embryo. It is rich in polysaccharides, lipids, and proteins.

Matched Categories

1. • Ingredient

How to pronounce egg yolk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say egg yolk in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of egg yolk in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of egg yolk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of egg yolk in a Sentence

1. Lisa Steele:

   I almost feel like the egg yolk and the egg white are two separate foods.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=egg yolk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Egg_Yolk
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_Yolk
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=egg yolk