- yellow yolk
- noun
: darker yolk that alternates with white yolk and forms the thicker layers of the central yolk mass (as of a bird's egg)
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yellow yolk
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yellow — yel·low || jeləʊ n. color yellow; yolk of an egg; coward (Slang) v. make yellow, paint or dye yellow; turn yellow (e.g. old paper) adj. having a yellow color; cowardly (Slang); jealous; sensationalistic (about a newspaper) … English contemporary dictionary
Yolk — (y[=o]lk or y[=o]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke, [yogh]olke, [yogh]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow. See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) An oily… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yolk cord — Yolk Yolk (y[=o]lk or y[=o]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke, [yogh]olke, [yogh]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow. See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yolk gland — Yolk Yolk (y[=o]lk or y[=o]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke, [yogh]olke, [yogh]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow. See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yolk sack — Yolk Yolk (y[=o]lk or y[=o]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke, [yogh]olke, [yogh]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow. See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yolk — O.E. geolca, geoloca yolk, lit. the yellow part, from geolu yellow (see YELLOW (Cf. yellow)). Formerly also spelled yelk … Etymology dictionary
yolk — [yōk] n. [ME yolke < OE geolca, yolk, lit., yellow part, akin to geolu,YELLOW] 1. the yellow, principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the albumen, or white: see EGG1 2. Biol. the protein and fat stored in the ovum, serving as… … English World dictionary
Yellow — Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellow atrophy — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellow bark — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
