BLASTOMERE

blastomere

(noun) any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blastomere (plural blastomeres)

(biology) Any cell that results from division of a fertilized egg

Anagrams

• astrobleme

Source: Wiktionary


Blas"to*mere, n. Etym: [Gr. sprout + -mere.] (Biol.)

Definition: One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum. Balfour.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHANCY

(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”


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