单词 | oogamete |
释义 | oogamete in British English (ˌəʊəˈɡæmiːt) noun biology a female gamete, in particular the bigger of two in oogamous reproduction oogamete in American English (ouəˈɡæmit, -ɡəˈmit) noun Biology one of a pair of structurally dissimilar gametes, the female gamete being large and nonmotile and the male gamete being small and motile Derived forms oogamous (ouˈɑɡəməs) adjective oogamy noun Word origin [1890–95; oo- + gamete]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bootstrap, cholesterol, neoclassicism, pogey, wirelessoo- is a combining form meaning “egg,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix oo- include: oocyte, ookinesis, oology, oosphere, ootid |
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