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yolks

/jəʊks/ /joʊks/

Meanings
noun
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

Examples :

"The recipe called for three eggs, separating the whites from the yolks. "
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Related Words

Illustration albumen

albumen noun

/ˈalbjʊmɪn/

The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.

"The chef carefully separated the yolk from the albumen to make a light and fluffy meringue. "

Illustration spherical

spherical adjective

/sfiːɹɪkəl/

Shaped like a sphere.

"The bouncy ball was perfectly spherical. "

Illustration surrounded

surrounded verb

/səˈɹaʊndɪd/

To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.

"The house was surrounded by a tall fence. "

Illustration growing

growing verb

/ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/

To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

"Children grow quickly."

Illustration serves

serves noun

/sɜːvz/ /sɝvz/

An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

"Whose serve is it?"

Illustration yellow

yellow noun

/jɛlə/ /ˈjɛl.əʊ/ /ˈjɛl.oʊ/

The colour of gold, butter, or a lemon; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.

"The sunflower's bright yellow petals attracted many bees. "

Illustration recipe

recipe noun

/ˈɹɛs.ə.pi/

A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.

"The doctor gave my grandmother a recipe for a cough syrup. "

Illustration removed

removed verb

/ɹɪˈmuːvd/

To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.

"He removed the marbles from the bag."

Illustration separating

separating verb

/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtɪŋ/

To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

"Separate the articles from the headings."

Illustration nutriment

nutriment noun

/ˈnjuːtrɪmənt/ /ˈnuːtrɪmənt/

A source of nourishment; food.

"The soil provided rich nutriment for the tomato plants, helping them grow big and strong. "

Illustration called

called verb

[kɔld]

(heading) To use one's voice.

"The teacher called out my name during attendance. "

Illustration whites

whites noun

/(h)waɪts/

The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

"The whites of my eyes were bloodshot after staying up late studying for my exam. "