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yolk Definition

yolk (yōk)

noun

  1. the yellow, principal substance of an egg, as distinguished from the albumen, or white
  2. Biol. the protein and fat stored in the ovum, serving as nourishment for the growing embryo
  3. suint

Etymology: ME yolke < OE geolca, yolk, lit., yellow part, akin to geolu, yellow

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yolk Synonyms

yolk

n.

yellow, egg-yellow, egg yolk, vitellum, yelk*; see also center 1, egg.

yolk Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • whisk: In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 80g / 3 oz sugar to a ribbon consistency.
  • beat: Beat the egg yolks then add to the whites.
  • add: Add 1 egg yolk per cup of the mixture.
  • mix: Brush with the egg yolk mixed with a little cold water.
  • put: In the next bowl, put the egg yolks, and, in the third, the cream.
  • separate: From Siren - USA To separate egg yolks from whites.

Preposition: into

  • bowl: Separate egg whites into large bowl and yolks into small bowl.

Adjective modifier

  • runny: You want your eggs over easy, poached, boiled, runny yolks?
  • raw: Eventually, you can easily eat five raw egg yolks daily.
  • beaten: Add the caster sugar, cinnamon and 3 beaten egg yolks and mix well to form a stiff paste.

Modifies a noun

  • sac: Is yolk sac size in hatching fishes a good indicator of how long a fish can survive without food?
  • mixture: Brush the pastry case with the egg yolk mixture to glaze the pastry.
  • protein: All the nutrients required for embryo development are already present within the fertilized egg, stored in the form of yolk protein molecules.
  • mass: In water, their center of mass was ventral to the muscles in the yolk mass.
  • colorants: Eggs: Even free range are not guaranteed free of all traces of antibiotics and chemicals such as yolk colorants.

Noun used with modifier

  • egg: Brush the pastry case with the egg yolk mixture to glaze the pastry.
  • medium: Whisk together 3 medium egg yolks and 50g caster sugar until thick & creamy.

Preposition: in

  • bowl: To make the aioli, place the French Lavender Marinade and egg yolks in a bowl and whisk until pale and quite thick.

Preposition: of

  • egg: Here is the liver of a hen, with yellow yolks of eggs being formed at the bottom of the window.

Preposition: with

  • sugar: Beat the egg and egg yolk with the sugar.

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