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ootid

ootid noun: the haploid cell, produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, that is a nearly mature ovum.

Noun

ootid (plural ootids)

  1. The haploid cell, produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, that is a nearly mature ovum.
    • Beyond the last of the oocytes, toward the lumen, are found numerous closely packed ootids, which have small pronuclei and are less basophilic than the smaller oocytes, due to the accumulated yolk in the cytoplasm.1972, P. R. Gross, L. I. Malkin, M. Hubbard, “Synthesis of RNA During Oogenesis of the Sea Urchin”, in Meredith C. Gould, editor, Invertebrate Oogenesis II, page 37
    • This process, which now requires 45 min instead of the 20 min needed after hormone stimulation or MPF transfer does not correspond to the amplification of an eventual residual MPF present in the ootid.1990, P. Guerrier, I. Néant, P. Colas, L. Dufresne, J. Saint Pierre, F. Dubé, “Chapter 6: Protein synthesis and protein phosphorylation as regulators of MPF activity”, in Brian Dale, editor...

ootid meaning in Tamil

ootid in Tamil

ஊட்டிட், முட்டை முன்நிலை

Examples of ootid in a sentence

  • The haploid ovum is now called an ootid (Fig. 8—7).1991, Richard E. Jones, Human Reproductive Biology, page 181:
  • It is difficult to predict at this stage whether the cryopreservation of ootids will be allowed in Italy.2004, Carlo Bulletti, D. de Ziegler, Carlo Flamigni, The Uterus and Human Reproduction, page 107:

Forms of ootid

pluralootids
alternative formoötid

Words formed from ootid

Questions about ootid

What does ootid mean?
Ootid means the haploid cell, produced by meiotic division of a secondary oocyte, that is a nearly mature ovum.
What is ootid in Tamil?
Ootid in Tamil is ஊட்டிட், முட்டை முன்நிலை. See Ootid meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ootid in a sentence?
The haploid ovum is now called an ootid (Fig. 8—7).
What part of speech is ootid?
Ootid is a noun.
What is the plural of ootid?
The plural of ootid is ootids.

Words near ootid in the dictionary

  1. Ootens
  2. Ootha
  3. ootheca
  4. oothecae
  5. oothecal
  6. ootid
  7. ootidogenesis
  8. ootids
  9. OOTL
  10. OOTO
  11. OotP

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ootid (page history and authors); ootid (Tamil 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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