egg yolk (material)

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Scope note
Material comprising the yellow spheroidal mass of stored food that forms the inner portion of the egg, usually a bird's egg. The whole egg, yolk, or white may be used sometimes mixed with oil and/or resin. The egg yolk is a stable emulsion of an aqueous liquid with an oily, proteinaceous medium which dries quickly into a hard, insoluble film.
egg yolk
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024