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ectolecithal

ectolecithal 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.

Adjective

ectolecithal (not comparable)

  1. 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

Origin of ectolecithal

From ecto- + lecithal.

Questions about ectolecithal

What does ectolecithal mean?
Ectolecithal means having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.
What part of speech is ectolecithal?
Ectolecithal is an adjective.

Words near ectolecithal in the dictionary

  1. ectoines
  2. ectokinase
  3. ectokinases
  4. eCTOL
  5. ectolateral
  6. ectolecithal
  7. ectoloph
  8. ectolophid
  9. ectolophids
  10. ectolophs
  11. eCTOLs

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