| 单词 | gamete |
| 释义 | gamete[ gam-eet, guh-meet ] / ˈgæm it, gəˈmit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gamete ON THESAURUS.COM noun Biology.a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. Origin of gamete1885–90; <New Latin gameta<Greek gamet- (stem of gametḗ wife, gamétēs husband), derivative of gameîn to marry OTHER WORDS FROM gametega·met·ic [guh-met-ik], /gəˈmɛt ɪk/, ga·me·tal [guh-meet-l], /gəˈmit l/, adjectivega·met·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby gametegamesmanship, gamesome, gamester, gamet-, gametangium, gamete, gamete intrafallopian transfer, game that two can play, that's a, game theory, gameto-, gametocide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gameteBritish Dictionary definitions for gametegamete / (ˈɡæmiːt, ɡəˈmiːt) / nouna haploid germ cell, such as a spermatozoon or ovum, that fuses with another germ cell during fertilization Derived forms of gametegametal or gametic (ɡəˈmɛtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for gameteC19: from New Latin, from Greek gametē wife, from gamos marriage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for gametegamete A reproductive cell having a single set of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for gametegamete [ găm′ēt′, gə-mēt′ ] n.A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce a fertilized egg. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for gametegamete [ găm′ēt′ ] A cell whose nucleus unites with that of another cell to form a new organism. A gamete contains only a single (haploid) set of chromosomes. Animal egg and sperm cells, the nuclei carried in grains of pollen, and egg cells in plant ovules are all gametes. Also called germ cell reproductive cell, sex cell See Note at mitosis. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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