egg Définition - Anglais Dictionnaire | egg Explications et Prononciations

(zoology) NC An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.

NC NU The egg of a domestic fowl (especially a hen) or its contents, used as food.

I also determine the minimal amount of egg required to make good mayonnaise. ‎
We made a big omelette with three eggs. ‎
The farmer offered me some fresh eggs, but I told him I was allergic to egg. ‎

(biology) NC The female primary cell, the ovum.

Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

(mildly pejorative, slang, ethnic slur), (potentially offensive) A person of Caucasian (Western) ancestry, who has a strong desire to learn about and immerse him- or herself in East Asian culture, and/or such a person who is perceived as behaving as if he or she were Asian (from the "white" outside and "yellow" inside).

(New Zealand, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.

To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).

VT (obsolete except in egg on) To encourage, incite.

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- The only problem is that the best egg toppers, which are different from egg cutters, are an investment — the Inox professional egg topper is $55 at surlatable.com .
- Beat egg whites with an electric mixer or a whisk until stiff peaks form, but do not overbeat.
- The Sirex woodwasp kills pines and sometimes other conifers by introducing a toxic mucus and fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood.
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- Biernacki (1909) sought to determine with dogs the effects of "supernutrition" on mineral metabolism. The foods added to the standard diets were butter, sugar and eggs.
- It seemed, from his account, that he was very good at doing scrambled eggs.
- Even Comrade Butt cast off his gloom for a space and immersed his whole being in scrambled eggs.

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