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Meanings of vitellus in English

Portuguese
gema
Catalan
rovell

Nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

gema
Synonyms
Examples for "yolk"
Examples for "yolk"
1
Let cook until the yolk is set but still soft, 5 minutes.
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2
Stir in the yolk of an egg in a cup and serve.
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3
A control element from a female-specific yolk protein gene ensures female-only deaths.
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4
Place the yolk of an egg in a small bowl and add
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5
Separate the egg, beat the yolk, and mix it with the potato.
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Usage of vitellus in English
1
VITELLINE: pertaining to the yelk (vitellus).
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
2
Special names have been given to these parts of the ovum; the cell-body is called the yelk (vitellus), and the cell-nucleus the germinal vesicle.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
3
Was its founder Augustus, or Vitellus, or Antoninus, or Maximian, or the Republic of Verona?
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Translations for vitellus
Portuguese
gemagema de ovo
Catalan
rovell
Vitellus through the time