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pesticide

Food (other); Eggs

A chemical designed to kill pests. DDT is one pesticide used extensively in the past.

pigment

Food (other); Eggs

A chemical that produces colour. There are three pigments responsible for all of the colours, both background and markings, that we see on eggs: protoporphyrin, biliverdin and the ...

porosity

Food (other); Eggs

Refers to the holes or channels through an eggshell; allows the exchange of gas and water vapour between the egg and its environment.

precocial

Food (other); Eggs

Chicks that hatch with down-covered bodies and open eyes. These chicks are independent of the parents soon after hatching.

protoporphyrin

Food (other); Eggs

One of the three pigments responsible for egg coloration and markings. This pigment results in colours ranging from yellow to red to brownish buffs and pink.

pyriform

Food (other); Eggs

Refers to an egg shape, pointed at one end and more blunt at the other. Common Murre eggs are pyriform.

quail eggs

Food (other); Eggs

Quail eggs have a similar flavor to chicken eggs, but their petite size (five quail eggs equal to one large chicken egg) and pretty, speckled shell have made them popular with ...