gamete definition

English gamete definition

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæmiːt/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

gamete (plural gametes)

1. (cytology) A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

   Synonyms: sex cell, reproductive cell, germ cell

   Hyponyms: spermatozoon, sperm, ovum, egg; see also Thesaurus:gamete

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Anagrams

• metage

Italian gamete definition

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), from γαμέω (gaméō, “I marry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmɛ.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛte
• Hyphenation: ga‧mè‧te

Noun

gamete m (plural gameti)

1. (cytology) gamete

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Further reading

• gamete in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• gamete in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• gamete in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• gamete in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• gamète in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• gamète in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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• tegame