yolk (y k)n. 1. a. The yellow, usually spherical portion of an egg of a bird or reptile, surrounded by the albumen and serving as nutriment for the developing young. b. A corresponding portion of the egg of other animals, consisting of protein and fat that serve as the primary source of nourishment for the early embryo and protoplasmic substances from which the embryo develops. 2. A greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool. [Middle English yolke, from Old English geolca, from geolu, yellow; see yellow.] yolk  y adj. |
yolk [jəʊk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the substance in an animal ovum consisting of protein and fat that nourishes the developing embryo Related adj vitelline
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a greasy substance secreted by the skin of a sheep and present in the fleece
[Old English geoloca, from geolu yellow]
yolkless adj
yolky adj
| yolk (yk) The yellow internal part of the egg of a bird or reptile. The yolk is surrounded by the albumen and supplies food to the developing young. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  yolk - the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumenfixings, ingredient - food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" |
| 2. |  yolk - nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)egg - animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds |
Translations
yolk
n (of egg) → Eigelb nt
n yolk [jouk]
(alsoˈegg-yolk) the yellow part of an egg The child will only eat the yolk of an egg – she won't eat the white. eiergeel صَفار البيْض белтък žloutek blomme das Eidotter κρόκος αβγού yema rebu زرده keltuainen jaune (d'oeuf) חֶלְמוֹן अंडे की जर्दी, अंडे का पीला वाला हिस्सा žutanjak tojássárgája kuning telur eggjarauða tuorlo 卵の黄味 노른자위 trynys (olas) dzeltenums kuning telur dooier eggeplomme żółtko gema gălbenuş (de ou) желток žĺtok rumenjak žumance äggula ไข่แดง yumurta sarısı 蛋黃 жовток انڈے کی زردی lòng đỏ trứng 蛋黄
yolk → صفار žloutek blomme Eidotter κρόκος yema munankeltuainen jaune d’œuf žutanjak tuorlo 卵の黄身 노른자 eierdooier eggeplomme żółtko gema do ovo желток äggula ไข่แดง yumurtanın sarısı lòng đỏ trứng 蛋黄
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