Vitelline
adjective
1.
of or relating to the egg yolk.
2.
having a yellow color resembling that of an egg yolk.
adjective (zoology)
1.
of or relating to the yolk of an egg: the vitelline gland
2.
having the yellow colour of an egg yolk
vitelline vi·tel·line (vĭ-těl’ĭn, -ēn’, vī-)
adj.
Of, relating to, or associated with the yolk of an egg. n.
The yolk of an egg.
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