ectolecithal

E1C3T1O1L1E1C3I1T1H4A1L1

adjective

Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.

“ectolecithal ova”

Scrabble 19
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveectolecithal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.

    ectolecithal ova

Origin

From ecto- + lecithal.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: ectolecithal on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.