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DictionaryyolkEgg nutrient reserve
noun

yolk

YOHK/jəʊk/

The nutrient-rich material in an egg that feeds the developing embryo.

The golden yolk sits in the translucent white of the cracked egg.

A freshly cracked raw egg on a plain white saucer, with a prominent intact golden-yellow yolk surrounded by translucent egg white and two empty shell halves beside it.
Etymology
yolkOld Englishyolk; the yellow part

Old English geolca comes from the word for “yellow.” The name identifies this part of the egg by its color, in contrast with the white.

In context

The Vienna Academy of Visionary Art5:21
to make egg tempera then you can take just the yolk and Pierce the yolk and use the yellow of the egg
THE ALCHEMY OF PAINTING MEDIUMS AND PIGMENTS - A Lecture Presentation by Laurence Caruana

More examples

  • She separates the yolks from the whites.
  • The developing embryo draws nourishment from the yolk.
  • The cooked yolk is firm and bright yellow.

Forms

yolk · yolks