yolk

yolk · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The yellow internal part of an egg, surrounded by the white.

  2. 2.

    [biology]The nutritive material stored in an egg for the developing embryo.

Forms

plural: yolks

Related words

See also: albumin, egg, white

Etymology

From Old English geolca ("yolk"), from geolu ("yellow"). Related to the color of the yolk.