yolk
nounDefinition of yolk
1a
: 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
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