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polyovular

polyovular adjective: containing many ovules.

Adjective

polyovular (not comparable)

  1. Containing many ovules
    • As an endocrine-disruptor chemical DEHP and its derivative mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) lead to polyovular follicles, accelerated depletion of the primordial follicle pools, and a decrease of sex steroid hormone production [20 –22 ].2016 February 5, “Di (2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Exposure Impairs Growth of Antral Follicle in Mice”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of polyovular

From poly- + ovular.

Questions about polyovular

What does polyovular mean?
Polyovular means containing many ovules.
What part of speech is polyovular?
Polyovular is an adjective.

Words near polyovular in the dictionary

  1. polyornithine
  2. polyorogenic
  3. polyose
  4. polyoses
  5. polyostotic
  6. polyovular
  7. polyovulate
  8. polyovulation
  9. polyovulatory
  10. polyoxamic
  11. polyoxanorbornene

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