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ALECITHAL
Etymology
Adjective
alecithal (not comparable)
(biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
Source: Wiktionary
A*lec"i*thal, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Balfour.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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