| alecithal | <biology> Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm. Origin: Gr. Priv. + yelk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| alecithal ovum | An ovum in which the yolk is nearly absent, consisting of only a few particles. (05 Mar 2000) |