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• yelk — 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 — (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 — also yoke noun Etymology: Middle English yolke, from Old English geoloca, from geolu yellow more at yellow Date: before 12th century 1. a. the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• yolk — yolked, adj. yolkless, adj. yolky, adj. /yohk, yohlk/, n. 1. the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white. 2. Embryol. the part of the contents of the egg of an animal that enters directly into the formation of… …   Universalium

• yolk — /joʊk / (say yohk) noun 1. the yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white. 2. Biology that part of the contents of the egg of an animal which enters directly into the formation of the embryo (formative yolk or… …  

• 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