yolk
noun
1 yolk
The yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen.
synonym: egg yolk.
Roget 436: yellow etc. adj.; or. [Pigments] gamboge; cadmium-yellow, chrome-yellow, Indian-yellow king's-yellow, lemonyellow; orpiment†, yellow ocher, Claude tint, aureolin†; ... show more
Dutch: dooier, eierdooier, eigeel, geel
Polish: żółtko
2 yolk
Nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg).
synonym: vitellus.
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