eggcandling
nounUK /ˈɛɡˌkændlɪŋ/
US /ˈɛɡˌkændlɪŋ/
Eggcandling is when you shine a bright light through an egg to see what is inside.
The farmer used eggcandling to check which eggs had baby chicks growing inside.
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2. The process of checking an egg's freshness by holding it up to a light.
Eggcandling showed the egg was old because the yolk moved too freely.
3. A method used by breeders to remove clear, unfertilized eggs from an incubator.
After a week of incubation, eggcandling helped them discard the clear eggs.
4. Examining the air cell size inside an egg to estimate its age.
Through eggcandling, she noticed the air cell had grown large, meaning the egg was older.