Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The nitrogenous constituent of the eggs of cartilaginous fishes. It is closely allied to albumin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes.
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- noun biochemistry A
nitrogenous substance resemblingvitellin , present in theegg yolk ofcartilaginous fishes .
Etymologies
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