sperm cell

noun

, Biology.

1. spermatozoon.
2. any male gamete.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sperm cell¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

By bathing stem cells in a particular chemical soup, his team was able to make the precursor to sperm cells outside the body.

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After returning the sperm cells to Earth, rehydrating them and injecting them into fresh mouse eggs, the team transferred those embryos to female mice.

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Vitrification causes changes in the egg’s outer membrane that makes the thawed egg particularly hard for sperm cells to penetrate.

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Unlike the sperm cells of animals, pollen cannot move on its own.

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