vitelline
French, adjective\vi.tɛ.lin\
vitelline is spelled V-I-T-E-L-L-I-N-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written French, the 207,469th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vitelline is a French adjective meaning “vitelline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does vitelline mean in English?
adjective
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vitelline
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nom donné à la membrane qui enveloppe immédiatement le vitellus ou jaune de l’œuf des oiseaux, et à celle qui, dans les mammifères, est la plus excentrique des membranes de l’ovule, c'est-à-dire le chorion. 2. Substance organique azotée coagulable qu’on retire du jaune de l’œuf.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vitelline
- vitellines plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vitelline?
- \vi.tɛ.lin\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vitelline in French?
vitelline appears about once in every 43 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).