ectolecithal
English
Etymology
ecto- + -lecithal
Adjective
ectolecithal (not comparable)
- (biology) Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the centre of the egg.
- ectolecithal ova
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for ectolecithal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)