vitellin

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noun

A protein found in egg yolk.

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Meanings

nounvitellin (countable and uncountable, plural vitellins)

plural vitellins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein found in egg yolk.

Origin

From vitell- + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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