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vitellin

vitellin noun: a protein found in egg yolk.

Noun

vitellin (countable and uncountable, plural vitellins)

  1. A protein found in egg yolk.

Forms of vitellin

pluralvitellins

Origin of vitellin

From vitell- + -in.

Words formed from vitellin

Questions about vitellin

What does vitellin mean?
Vitellin means a protein found in egg yolk.
What part of speech is vitellin?
Vitellin is a noun.
What is the plural of vitellin?
The plural of vitellin is vitellins.

Words near vitellin in the dictionary

  1. vitelliform
  2. vitelligene
  3. vitelligenes
  4. vitelligenous
  5. vitelligerous
  6. vitellin
  7. vitellinate
  8. vitellinates
  9. vitelline
  10. vitelline gland
  11. vitellines

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