Definitions for vitellinevɪˈtɛl ɪn, -in, vaɪ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•tel•linevɪˈtɛl ɪn, -in, vaɪ-(adj.)
of or pertaining to the egg yolk.
Category: Developmental Biology
having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of vitelline:
1375–1425; late ME < ML vitellīnus. See vitellus , -ine1
Wiktionary
vitelline(Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg
Webster Dictionary
Vitelline(adj)
of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus
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