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prezygote

prezygote noun: an egg cell prior to being fertilized.

Noun

prezygote (plural prezygotes)

  1. An egg cell prior to being fertilized

Forms of prezygote

pluralprezygotes

Origin of prezygote

From pre- + zygote.

Questions about prezygote

What does prezygote mean?
Prezygote means an egg cell prior to being fertilized.
What part of speech is prezygote?
Prezygote is a noun.
What is the plural of prezygote?
The plural of prezygote is prezygotes.

Words near prezygote in the dictionary

  1. prezygapophyses
  2. prezygapophysial
  3. prezygapophysis
  4. prezygodiapophyseal
  5. prezygomatic
  6. prezygote
  7. prezygotes
  8. prezygotic
  9. prezygotically
  10. prezzes
  11. prezzie

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