EGG YOLK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does egg yolk mean? 

• EGG YOLK (noun)
  The noun EGG YOLK has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: EGG YOLK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EGG YOLK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

egg yolk; yolk

Hypernyms ("egg yolk" is a kind of...):

fixings; ingredient (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking)

Holonyms ("egg yolk" is a part of...):

egg; eggs (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)

 Context examples 

In addition to LCTs and MCTs, this lipid emulsion contains egg yolk lecithin, glycerol, and the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).

(MCT/LCT Lipid Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Some other natural sources of vitamin D-3 include egg yolks and oily fish.

(Vitamin D-3 Could 'Reverse' Damage to Heart, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A mixture of neutral lipids (70%), phosphatidylcholine (20%) and phosphatidylethanolamine (10%) extracted from egg yolk.

(AL721, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to LCTs, MCTs, and omega-3 fatty acids, this lipid emulsion contains egg yolk lecithin, glycerol, and the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E).

(MCT/LCT/Fish Oil Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)

Cholesterol also comes from eating foods taken from animals such as egg yolks, meat, and whole-milk dairy products.

(Cholesterol, NCI Dictionary)

It is found in yeast, whole milk, egg yolks, and organ meats.

(Biotin, NCI Dictionary)

It is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in fatty fish, egg yolks, and dairy products.

(Cholecalciferol, NCI Dictionary)

Foods high in magnesium include almonds, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, cashews, egg yolk, fish oil, flaxseed, green vegetables, milk, mushrooms, other nuts, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, sweet corn, tofu, and whole grains (see: Foods, by content of Magnesium, Mg)

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)