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vitelline

/vɪˈtɛlaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
vitelline
IPA
/vɪˈtɛlaɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.

noun

A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vitellīnus.

Inflected Forms

more vitelline (comparative) most vitelline (superlative) vitellines (plural)

Derived Forms

choriovitelline intravitelline perivitelline umbilicovitelline

Phrases

vitelline artery vitelline diverticulum vitelline duct vitelline gland vitelline membrane vitelline vessel

Questions

How do you pronounce vitelline?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɪˈtɛlaɪn/.
What does vitelline mean?
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the yolk of an egg.
Where does vitelline come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin vitellīnus.

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