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cytococcus

UK/ˌsaɪtə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/US/ˌsaɪtəˈkɑkəs/

cytococcus noun: the nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.

Noun

cytococcus (plural cytococci)

  1. The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.
    • from the mixture of the two forms the parent-kernel (cytococcus) seems to originate1874, Ernst Haeckel, The Evolution of Man
    • After fertilization, cytococci divided speedily and free edosmosis with nuclei formed, started the growth of the embryo.1991, Pang-yen Huang, Bangyan Huang, Qian Yang, editors, Proceedings of the International Citrus Symposium: Guangzhou, China, Nov. 5-8, 1990, International Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 524

Forms of cytococcus

pluralcytococci

Origin of cytococcus

From cyto- + -coccus.

Words that rhyme with cytococcus

Questions about cytococcus

What does cytococcus mean?
Cytococcus means the nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.
What part of speech is cytococcus?
Cytococcus is a noun.
How do you pronounce cytococcus?
Cytococcus is pronounced /ˌsaɪtə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of cytococcus?
The plural of cytococcus is cytococci.

Words near cytococcus in the dictionary

  1. cytocine
  2. cytoclasis
  3. cytoclastic
  4. cytoclesis
  5. cytococci
  6. cytococcus
  7. cytocochleogram
  8. cytocochleograms
  9. cytocompatability
  10. cytocompatibilities
  11. cytocompatibility

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