alecithal

alecithal
/ay les"euh theuhl/, adj. Embryol.
having little or no yolk in the cytoplasm of the egg or ovum.
Also, alecithic /ay'leuh sith"ik/.
[1875-80; A-6 + Gk lékith(os) yolk + -AL1]

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