yolk

Example Sentences

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This work introduces a new framework for understanding cell division in large, yolk rich embryos and could apply to many egg laying species.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

A yolk giving way under the edge of a knife.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

Under the proposal, other labels like, "egg yolk", "egg white" and "escalope" would be restricted to products that contain meat.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Eventually, membrane or no, there will be some gas exchange, causing the egg white to become more watery and leak into the yolk, ultimately breaking the yolk.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2025

The egg yolk would be the cell’s nucleus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston