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Word: Vitellogenin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s: from vitellus+ -gen+ -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vɪˌtɛlə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vʌɪˌtɛlə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a protein present in the blood, from which the substance of egg yolk is derived.
Short Definition:protein present in blood, from which substance of egg yolk is derived