单词 | zygogenesis |
释义 | zygogenesis in American English (ˌzaɪgoʊˈdʒɛnəsɪs) noun Biology reproduction in which male and female gametes and nuclei fuse Derived forms zygogenetic (ˌzygogeˈnetic) (ˈzaɪgoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk; ˌzaɪgədʒəˈnɛtɪk; ˌzɪgoʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk; ˌzɪgədʒəˈnɛtɪk) adjective Word origin zygo- + genesiszygogenesis in American English (ˌzaiɡouˈdʒenəsɪs, ˌzɪɡou-) noun Biology 1. the formation of a zygote 2. reproduction by means of gametes Derived forms zygogenetic (ˌzaiɡoudʒəˈnetɪk) adjective Word origin [1945–50; zygo- + -genesis]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, ergative, individual medley, on-line, poison pillzygo- is a combining form meaning “yoke,” “yoked,” “yoke-shaped,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix zygo- include: zygodactyl, zygomorphic, zygophore, zygophyte, zygospore |
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