Associations to the word «Yolk»

Wiktionary

YOLK, noun. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
YOLK, noun. The grease in a sheep's fleece.
YOLK PLUG, noun. The large edible endothermal cells surrounded by the blastopore of an amphibian gastrula during its later stages
YOLK PLUGS, noun. Plural of yolk plug
YOLK SAC, noun. (anatomy) A membranous sac attached to an embryo, providing early nourishment in the form of yolk in bony fishes, sharks, reptiles, birds, and primitive mammals.

Dictionary definition

YOLK, noun. The yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen.
YOLK, noun. Nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg).

Wise words

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