oosperm
oosperm noun: the ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
Noun
oosperm (plural oosperms)
- The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
- It is clear that the ovum after fertilization is an entirely different body to the ovum prior to that act , and unless the use of the same term for the two conditions of the ovum had become very familiar , a special term , such as oosperm , for the ovum after the fusion with the spermatozoom, would...1880-1881, Francis Maitland Balfour, A Treatise on Comparative Embryology
oosperm meaning in Tamil
oosperm in Tamil
- கருவண்டம், சினையடைந்த கருவூலம்
Forms of oosperm
| plural | oosperms |
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Origin of oosperm
From oo- + sperm.
Questions about oosperm
- What does oosperm mean?
- Oosperm means the ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
- What is oosperm in Tamil?
- Oosperm in Tamil is கருவண்டம், சினையடைந்த கருவூலம். See Oosperm meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oosperm?
- Oosperm is a noun.
- What is the plural of oosperm?
- The plural of oosperm is oosperms.
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