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lecithal

lecithal adjective: having or relating to a yolk.

Adjective

lecithal (not comparable)

  1. Having or relating to a yolk.

Origin of lecithal

From Ancient Greek λέκῐθος (lékĭthos, “egg yolk”) + -al.

Words formed from lecithal

Questions about lecithal

What does lecithal mean?
Lecithal means having or relating to a yolk.
What part of speech is lecithal?
Lecithal is an adjective.

Words near lecithal in the dictionary

  1. lecideoid
  2. lecidiene
  3. lecinoxoid
  4. lecinoxoids
  5. lecirelin
  6. lecithal
  7. lecithality
  8. lecithin
  9. lecithinase
  10. lecithinases
  11. lecithinate

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