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alecithal

 [ah-les´ĭ-thal]
having no distinct yolk.
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a·lec·i·thal

(ă-les'i-thal),
Without yolk; denoting oocytes with little or no deutoplasm.
[G. a- priv. + lekithos, yolk]
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a·lec·i·thal

(ā-les'i-thal)
Without a yolk; denoting oocytes (ova) with little or no deutoplasm.
[G. a- priv. + lekithos, yolk]
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