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vitello-

vitello- prefix: yolk.

Prefix

vitello-

  1. Yolk.

Forms of vitello-

alternative formvitell-

Origin of vitello-

From Latin vitellus (“egg yolk”). By surface analysis, vitell- + -o-.

Questions about vitello-

What does vitello- mean?
Vitello- means yolk.
What part of speech is vitello-?
Vitello- is a prefix.

Words near vitello- in the dictionary

  1. vitelline gland
  2. vitellines
  3. vitellins
  4. Vitellis
  5. Vitello
  6. vitello-
  7. vitellocyte
  8. vitellocytes
  9. vitellogen
  10. vitellogene
  11. vitellogenes

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