Words Like YOLK

We have put together a list of words that are similar to YOLK.

4 Alternative Words Similar to yolk

1 Vitellus Noun      Synonym Words Like Vitellus
2 Food Noun      Synonym Words Like Food
3 Ingredient Noun      Synonym Words Like Ingredient
4 Nutrient Noun      Synonym Words Like Nutrient

7 definitions of yolk

1 The yellow and principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the white; that protoplasmic content of the ovum of any animal which forms the embryo in germination, with or without some additional substance which serves to nourish the embryo during its formation, as distinguished from a mass of albumen which may surround it, and from the egg-pod or shell which incloses the whole; the vitellus, whether formative wholly or in part.
2 The vitellus, a part of the seed of plants, so named from its supposed analogy with the yolk of an egg.
3 The greasy sebaceous secretion or unctuous substance from the skin of the sheep, which renders the fleece soft and pliable; wool-oil.
4 See yoke.
5 The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
6 the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
7 nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
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