yolks
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary yolk sac Function: noun Date: 1861 : a membranous sac of most vertebrates that encloses the yolk, is attached in most forms (as in humans) through the yolk stalk with the intestinal cavity of the embryo, and is supplied with blood vessels that transport nutritive yolk products to the developing embryo]]> yolk n. Pronunciation: ' yōk, ' yelk ( in cultivated speech, esp Southern ), also ' yōlk, ' yo ̇ lk, ' yälk, ' yəlk Variant: also yoke \ ' yōk\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English yolke, from Old English geoloca, from geolu yellow ― more at YELLOW Date: before 12th century 1 a : the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg of a bird or reptile and is surrounded by the white ― see EGG illustration b archaic : the whole contents of an animal ovum consisting of a protoplasmic formative portion and an inert nutritive portion c : material stored in an animal ovum that supplies food to the developing embryo and consists chiefly of proteins, lecithin, and cholesterol 2 [akin to Middle Dutch ieke yolk (of wool), Old English ēowu ewe] : oily material in unprocessed sheep wool consisting of wool fat, suint, and debris –yolked adjective –yolky adjective ]]>