oocyte
UK/ˈəʊəsaɪt/US/ˈoʊəsaɪt/
oocyte noun: a cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
Noun
oocyte (plural oocytes)
- A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
oocyte meaning in Tamil and Bengali
oocyte in Tamil
- முட்டைக்குழியம், அண்டச்செல், தாய்முட்டை, பெண்தாய் இனச்சொல்
oocyte in Bengali
- ডিম্বাণু কোষ
Examples of oocyte in a sentence
- Germarium and vitellarium are distinct and the latter contains one or two small, immature basal oocytes.
- Each experiment was performed in triplicate on different batches of oocytes.
- Undifferentiated gonia undergo autodifferentiation to oocytes in the absence of any hormone.
Forms of oocyte
| plural | oocytes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | oöcyte |
Origin of oocyte
From oo- + -cyte.
Words formed from oocyte
Questions about oocyte
- What does oocyte mean?
- Oocyte means a cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- What is oocyte in Tamil?
- Oocyte in Tamil is முட்டைக்குழியம், அண்டச்செல், தாய்முட்டை. See Oocyte meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oocyte?
- Oocyte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oocyte?
- Oocyte is pronounced /ˈəʊəsaɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oocyte?
- The plural of oocyte is oocytes.
Words near oocyte in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: oocyte (page history and authors); oocyte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oocyte (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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