lipovitellin

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noun

A protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage.

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Meanings

nounlipovitellin (countable and uncountable, plural lipovitellins)

plural lipovitellins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein found in egg yolk and involved in lipid and metal storage.

Origin

From lipo- + vitellin.

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Translations

French lipovitelline
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APA

lipovitellin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipovitellin

MLA

“lipovitellin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipovitellin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lipovitellin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lipovitellin.

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