OOCYTE

oocyte

(noun) a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oocyte (plural oocytes)

(cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

Hypernyms

• gametocyte

Coordinate terms

• spermatocyte

Anagrams

• coyote

Source: Wiktionary



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22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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