alecithal

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adjective

Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm.

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Meanings

adjectivealecithal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyTending 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

Origin

From a- + lecithal.

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Translations

French alécithe
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German alecithal
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alethical
Cite this entry
APA

alecithal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alecithal

MLA

“alecithal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alecithal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alecithal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alecithal.

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