vitellin
[ vi-tel-in, vahy- ]
nounBiochemistry.
a phosphoprotein in the yolk of eggs.
Origin of vitellin
1First recorded in 1855–60; vitell(us) + -in2
- Also called ovovitellin.
Words Nearby vitellin
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How to use vitellin in a sentence
Into this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).
Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for vitellin
vitellin
/ (vɪˈtɛlɪn) /
noun
biochem a phosphoprotein that is the major protein in egg yolk
Origin of vitellin
1C19: from vitellus + -in
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