Dictionary entry

Centrolecithal

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Cen′tro‐lec″i‐thal (sĕn′trō̍‐lĕs″ĭ‐thal), a. [Gr. κέντρον center + λέκιθοσ yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum, segmentation being either regular or unequal. Balfour.