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yolk

DEFINITIONS OF: yolk

1

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

Synonyms:
vitellus
Type of:
food, nutrient
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

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

Synonyms:
egg yolk
Type of:
fixings, ingredient
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
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