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Vitellus

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.
    archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. Perisperm in an early condition.
    countable, uncountable
  3. An oily substance adhering to the spores of Lycopodium.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaisvitellus
العربيةمحّ البيضة

Examples

“In the sarcodo there takes place⟳ a process⟳ which may be in some measure⟳ compared with what occurs in the vitellus after the fecundation of an ovum. The granules becoming united together form⟳ groups, which soon divide⟳ and subdivide […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Viter Viterbi Viterbi algorithm viterbite Viterbo Viteri

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