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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-les-uh-thuh l]
- /eɪˈlɛs ə θəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ey-les-uh-thuh l]
- /eɪˈlɛs ə θəl/
Definitions of alecithal word
- adjective alecithal (of an ovum) having little or no yolk 3
- adjective alecithal having little or no yolk in the cytoplasm of the egg or ovum. 1
- adjective alecithal (biology, of an ovum) Tending to segment uniformly, and having little or no yolk embedded in the protoplasm. 0
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Origin of alecithal
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; a-6 + Greek lékith(os) yolk + -al1
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Parts of speech for Alecithal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alecithal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alecithal usage trend in Literature
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