See Also: ectolecithal(medicine)

dulcite (iou) and ectolecithal (medicine)


dulcite (iou)



dulcite noun. Now rare or obsolete. M19.
[from Latin dulcis sweet + -ITE1.]
Chemistry. = DULCITOL.

ectolecithal (medicine)


ectolecithal
<biology> Having the Food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova.

Origin: Ecto- + Gr. The yolk of an egg.

Source: Websters Dictionary