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merocyte

merocyte noun: any cell formed by division of a meroblastic ovum.

Noun

merocyte (plural merocytes)

  1. Any cell formed by division of a meroblastic ovum

Forms of merocyte

pluralmerocytes

Origin of merocyte

From mero- + -cyte.

Words formed from merocyte

Questions about merocyte

What does merocyte mean?
Merocyte means any cell formed by division of a meroblastic ovum.
What part of speech is merocyte?
Merocyte is a noun.
What is the plural of merocyte?
The plural of merocyte is merocytes.

Words near merocyte in the dictionary

  1. merocrine
  2. merocyanine
  3. merocyanines
  4. merocyclic
  5. merocyclism
  6. merocyte
  7. merocytes
  8. merocytic
  9. Merodach
  10. merodiploid
  11. merodiploids

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