Synonyms for yolk
yoʊk, yoʊlkyolk

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1. egg yolk, yolknoun

   the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen

   Synonyms:
   vitellus, egg yolk

2. yolk, vitellusnoun

   nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

   Synonyms:
   vitellus, egg yolk

Matched Categories

1. • Food
   • Ingredient

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1. yolknoun

   Synonyms:
   yelk, vitellus, oviplasma

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1. List of paraphrases for "yolk":

   yellow, endogenous

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How to use yolk in a sentence?

1. Homa Dashtaki:

   It’s like trying to explain egg whites to people who have never seen a yolk.

2. Lisa Steele:

   I almost feel like the egg yolk and the egg white are two separate foods.

3. Zhang Heng:

   The sky is the egg shell, the earth is the yolk of the egg.