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vitellin definition

vi·tel·lin (vi telin, vī-)

noun

a phosphoprotein occurring in the yolk of eggs

Etymology: vitellus + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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