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Synonyms for yolk

Most common

egg egg yolk ovoplasma lanolin

All synonyms

Noun

1. Egg yolk — the yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the…

egg yolk, egg, ovoplasma, vitellus dated

Other

lanolin

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

    To make meringue, you have to separate the white from the yolk.

Related words

Phrases
egg yolk

Forms

Plural
yolks → eggs, vitelluses, lanolins…

Example sentences

  • egg If the universe is a cosmic egg, then who laid it?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
yolkfalling
eggsteady
lanolinfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
egg1
7 letters
lanolin3
8 letters
vitellus
9 letters
ovoplasma

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lanolin3 = 3 syllables).

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jaune
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tuorlo
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amarillo
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