alecithal

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ lecithal.

Adjective

alecithal (not comparable)

1. (biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.
   • 1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology

     It is convenient to distinguish the ova which segment uniformly by some term ; and I should propose for this the term alecithal, as implying that they are without food-yolk or […] little

Translations

Translations

• French: alécithe (fr)
• German: alecithal (de)

References

• “alecithal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.