zygote
Syllables: zyg·ote/ˈzaɪɡəʊt//ˈzaɪˌɡoʊt/
zygote noun: a eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.
Noun
zygote (plural zygotes)
- A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.
zygote meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
zygote in Hindi
- eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process
- युग्मनज yugmanaj
zygote in Tamil
- eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process
- கருவணு karuvaṇu, நுகம் nukam
zygote in Urdu
- eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process
- لاقحہ
zygote in Bengali
- eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process
- জাইগোট jaigōṭ
More languagesFewer languages
- zygote in Telugu
- సంయుక్తబీజము saṁyuktabījamu
- zygote in Malayalam
- സിക്താണ്ഡം siktāṇḍaṁ
- zygote in Tagalog
- punlog
- zygote in Arabic
- زىجوت zijut
- zygote in Malay
- zigot
- zygote in Indonesian
- zigot
- zygote in Persian
- زیگوت
- zygote in Thai
- ไซโกต
- zygote in Vietnamese
- hợp tử
- Sindhi
- ڳڀيل بيضو g̠bhel beẓo
Forms of zygote
| plural | zygotes |
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Origin of zygote
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ζῠγωτός (zŭgōtós, “yoked”) + English -ote (suffix meaning ‘having [the thing to which it is attached]’). Ζῠγωτός (Zŭgōtós) is derived from ζῠγόω (zŭgóō, “to join or yoke together”) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives of possibility); and ζῠγόω (zŭgóō) from ζῠγόν (zŭgón, “yoke for joining animals; anything which joins two things together”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -όω (-óō, suffix forming causative or factitive verbs). By surface analysis, zygo- + -ote.
Words formed from zygote
Questions about zygote
- What does zygote mean?
- Zygote means a eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive cells”) during a fertilization process.
- What is zygote in Hindi?
- Zygote in Hindi is युग्मनज (yugmanaj). See Zygote meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is zygote?
- Zygote is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zygote?
- Zygote is pronounced /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of zygote?
- The plural of zygote is zygotes.
Words near zygote in the dictionary
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