EGGSHELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eggshell mean? 

• EGGSHELL (noun)
  The noun EGGSHELL has 1 sense:

1. the exterior covering of a bird's egg

  Familiarity information: EGGSHELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EGGSHELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The exterior covering of a bird's egg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

eggshell; shell

Hypernyms ("eggshell" is a kind of...):

cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)

Holonyms ("eggshell" is a part of...):

egg; eggs (oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)

 Context examples 

His head must iv smashed like an eggshell.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Eggshells are strong enough to resist fractures during the incubation period.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)

Eggshell is not good to eat. Nor does he eat the eggshells, but puts them away in soft boxes where they will not break.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

From this mixture, researchers obtained a liquid that is sprayed directly on the eggshell, or mixed in the product disinfection bath at the sanitising stage.

(Protective bio-shell could extend egg shelf life, SciDev.Net)

An hour or two afterwards the landlord got up, and took his handkerchief to wipe his face, but the pin ran into him and pricked him: then he walked into the kitchen to light his pipe at the fire, but when he stirred it up the eggshells flew into his eyes, and almost blinded him.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The eggshell weakens as its internal layer dissolves, releasing calcium which, in turn, is needed by the embryo for bone formation.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)

It seemed incredible that the next surge should not crush the Ghost down upon the tiny eggshell.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Canoe is smashed like eggshell, but is on top of ice and cannot sink.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The study found that this process is made possible as a result of the changes that occur in the eggshell nanostructure during the incubation period.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)

However, studying the internal structure of eggshells can be challenging because of the ease with which they break when under analysis.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)