homolecithal egg
1homolecithal egg — An egg cell with a relatively small amount of yolk evenly distributed through the cytoplasm …
2egg — The female sexual cell, or gamete; after fertilization and fusion of the pronuclei it is a zygote and no longer an e.. In reptiles and birds, the e. is provided with a protective shell, membranes, albumin, and yolk for the nourishment of the …
3homolecithal — ho·mo·lec·i·thal les ə thəl adj of an egg ISOLECITHAL …
4homolecithal — ho•mo•lec•i•thal [[t]ˌhoʊ məˈlɛs ə θəl[/t]] adj. dvl (of an egg) having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk • Etymology: 1890–95 …
5homolecithal — “+ adjective Etymology: hom + lecithal : having the yolk small in amount and nearly uniformly distributed used of an egg; opposed to heterolecithal; compare alecithal * * * /hoh meuh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. having a fairly uniform… …
6isolecithal — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at iso + adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is + lecithal : homolecithal * * * /uy seuh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. homolecithal. [1925 30; ISO + LECITHAL] * * * isolecithal /ī …
7isolecithal — eggs having little yolk evenly distributed throughout the egg, e.g. eggs of Petromyzontidae, Acipenseridae, Amiidae, Lepisosteidae. Also called homolecithal …
8heterolecithal — “+ adjective Etymology: heter + Greek lekithos yolk of an egg + English al : having the yolk unequally distributed opposed to homolecithal * * * /het euhr euh les euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol. having an unequal distribution of yolk, as certain eggs… …
9-lecithal — lecithal, suffix (ˈlɛsɪθəl) [f. Gr. λέκιθ ος yolk + al] used to form adjs. describing egg cells with yolks of specified kinds, as alecithal a., homolecithal adj. (s.v. homo ) …
