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English Dictionary: vitalness	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vitalness n the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without Synonym(s): indispensability, indispensableness, vitalness Antonym(s): dispensability, dispensableness the quality of being essential to maintain life
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vitelline circulation n circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vitelline sac n membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional Synonym(s): yolk sac, vitelline sac, umbilical vesicle, vesicula umbilicus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vitellin \Vi*tel"lin\, n. [See {Vitellus}.] (Physiol. Chem.) An albuminous body, belonging to the class of globulins, obtained from yolk of egg, of which it is the chief proteid constituent, and from the seeds of many plants. From the latter it can be separated in crystalline form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vitelline \Vi*tel"line\, a. [L. vitellus the yolk of an egg.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vituline \Vit"u*line\ (?; 277), a. [L. vitulinus, fr. vitulus a calf. See {Veal}.] Of or pertaining to a calf or veal.