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auxosporulation

auxosporulation noun: the formation of an auxospore by gametic fusion or autogamy.

Noun

auxosporulation (countable and uncountable, plural auxosporulations)

  1. The formation of an auxospore by gametic fusion or autogamy
    • Auxosporulation [is] the formation of an auxospore...usually a zygote, produced by diatoms, which expands to near the maximum size of a given species.2001, Eugene Stoermer, John Smol, The Diatoms: Applications for the Environmental and Earth Sciences
    • Small diatoms can become larger through one of two processes: auxosporulation or vegetative cell enlargement. The principal means of restoring size is auxosporulation, which is usually associated with sexual reproduction.2002, Hans Du Buf, Micha Bayer, Automatic Diatom Identification

Forms of auxosporulation

pluralauxosporulations

Origin of auxosporulation

From Ancient Greek αὐξάνω (auxánō, “to grow”) + sporulation.

Questions about auxosporulation

What does auxosporulation mean?
Auxosporulation means the formation of an auxospore by gametic fusion or autogamy.
What part of speech is auxosporulation?
Auxosporulation is a noun.
What is the plural of auxosporulation?
The plural of auxosporulation is auxosporulations.

Words near auxosporulation in the dictionary

  1. auxospore
  2. auxospores
  3. auxosporulate
  4. auxosporulated
  5. auxosporulating
  6. auxosporulation
  7. auxosporulations
  8. auxostat
  9. auxostats
  10. auxotelic
  11. auxotonic

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