gamete
/ˈɡæmiːt/
gamete noun: a reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
Noun
gamete (plural gametes)
- 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
gamete meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Assamese and Persian
gamete in Hindi
- reproductive cell
- जननकोश janankoś
gamete in Tamil
- reproductive cell
- பாலணு pālaṇu
gamete in Assamese
- reproductive cell
- জননকোষ zonnoküx
gamete in Persian
- reproductive cell
- زامه zâme
More languagesFewer languages
- gamete in Vietnamese
- giao tử
Synonyms of gamete
Forms of gamete
| plural | gametes |
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Origin of gamete
From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).
Words formed from gamete
- agamete
- anisogamete
- aplanogamete
- gametal
- gametic
- gametically
- gametocide
- gametocyte
- gametogenesis
- gametogenic
- gametogony
- gametoid
- gametologue
- gametophyte
- gynogamete
- heterogamete
- isogamete
- macrogamete
- macrogametophyte
- megagamete
- megagametophyte
- merogamete
- microgamete
- microgametophyte
- oogamete
- parthenogamete
- planogamete
- progamete
- zoogamete
Words that rhyme with gamete
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- entreat
- fleet
- retreat
- treat
- complete
- conceit
- repeat
- concrete
- discrete
- bittersweet
- suite
- cheat
- cleat
- deceit
- greet
- unseat
- compete
- defeat
- delete
- effete
- elite
- escheat
- indiscrete
- leet
- pleat
- skeet
- sleet
- accrete
- beet
- bleat
- gleet
- ifrit
- incomplete
- overeat
- overheat
- petite
- replete
- superheat
- teat
- tweet
- wheat
- yeet
- Bereshit
- Bow Street
- Crete
- discreet
- downbeat
- jeet
Questions about gamete
- What does gamete mean?
- Gamete means a reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
- What is gamete in Hindi?
- Gamete in Hindi is जननकोश (janankoś). See Gamete meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gamete?
- Gamete is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gamete?
- Gamete is pronounced /ˈɡæmiːt/.
- What is the plural of gamete?
- The plural of gamete is gametes.
Words near gamete in the dictionary
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