telolecithal

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tel′ō lesə thəl, tē′lō-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tel•o•lec•i•thal  (tel′ō lesə thəl, tē′lō-),USA pronunciation adj. [Embryol.]
  1. Developmental Biologyhaving an accumulation of yolk near the vegetal pole, as the large-yolked eggs or ova of reptiles and birds.
  • telo-2 + Greek lékith(os) yolk + -al1 1875–80

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