How do you use Yolk in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like ingredient or fixings, plus the exact meaning.
Yolk meaning
- The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
- The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.
Synonyms of Yolk
Using Yolk
- The main meaning on this page is: The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young. | The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.
- Useful related words include: egg yolk, ingredient, fixings, vitellus.
- In the example corpus, yolk often appears in combinations such as: egg yolk, the yolk, yolk and.
Context around Yolk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yolk
- In this selection, "yolk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, egg, broken, runny, sac, broke and mixture stand out and add context to how "yolk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a broken yolk while using and a runny yolk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yolk" sits close to words such as adjudged, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yolk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Make sure you don't break the yolk. (8 words)
Add in the egg yolk mixture and cream together. (9 words)
Cracking the egg will give you Egg Yolk, a valuable ingredient. (11 words)
Some are funny, like an explanation of how the eggshell keeps the white and yolk together when frying an egg, or why it cannot answer the question of what gender the first female President of the U.S. president will be. (41 words)
What makes this tiered assembly so brilliant is the addition of devilled eggs, four of them, piped high with yellow yolk that’s been blended with soy and sesame, and then topped with a dollop of salty trout roe. (39 words)
When the supply of yolk is exhausted, the depleted yolk sac transforms into a structure analogous to a mammalian placenta (called a "yolk sac placenta" or "pseudoplacenta"), through which the mother delivers sustenance until birth. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
When the supply of yolk is exhausted, the depleted yolk sac transforms into a structure analogous to a mammalian placenta (called a "yolk sac placenta" or "pseudoplacenta"), through which the mother delivers sustenance until birth.
The only time I have ever had a broken yolk while using this device is if the yolk broke when I cracked the egg before I put it in the device.
The yolk sac (2) surrounding the yolk (3) contains protein and fat rich nutrients that are absorbed by the embryo via vessels (4) that allow the embryo to grow and metabolize.
Add in the egg yolk mixture and cream together.
If you’re serving these with poached eggs, bring a pan of water to a boil and cook the eggs to your desired consistency – I give them about five minutes for a runny yolk.
Some are funny, like an explanation of how the eggshell keeps the white and yolk together when frying an egg, or why it cannot answer the question of what gender the first female President of the U.S. president will be.
The free public event will be held on the lawn next to the Broken Yolk Café.
The non-vegan baklava ingredients, such as honey, butter, and egg yolk, can be replaced with vegan-friendly substitutes.
The yolk is then set aside while the egg white mixture is poured onto a hot skillet.
This is often the best indicator of chickens that are able to spend a lot of time outside, eating the bugs and worms that increase fat content and yolk color in their eggs.
What makes this tiered assembly so brilliant is the addition of devilled eggs, four of them, piped high with yellow yolk that’s been blended with soy and sesame, and then topped with a dollop of salty trout roe.
While the egg white is mostly protein, the yolk contains most of the egg’s fat, vitamins, and minerals.
After slicing it in half and watching the golden, luxurious yolk spill into the mixed greens, I knew this would be a memorable moment.
As you eat it, the fried egg breaks, covering the thin patty in runny yolk.
Beat the egg yolk with a fork, just to break it up, then mix into the crumbs.
Cracking the egg will give you Egg Yolk, a valuable ingredient.
Hetty’s take on Greek spinach rice includes a nontraditional egg — a sunny burst of yolk amid the green.
However, the majority of mercury in the egg is present as the toxic methylmercury form, due to the disproportionate amount of albumen compared to the yolk.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract.
Make sure you don't break the yolk.
Common combinations with yolk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- egg yolk 36×
- the yolk 33×
- yolk and 13×
- yolk sac 10×
- yolk is 6×
- of yolk 4×
- runny yolk 4×
- yolk of 4×
- broken yolk 3×
- and yolk 3×