aplanogamete

[ ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-guh-meet, ey-plan-uh-gam-eet ]
/ eɪˈplæn ə gəˌmit, eɪˌplæn ə gəˈmit, ˌeɪ plæn əˈgæm it /

noun Cell Biology.

a nonmotile gamete.

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Origin of aplanogamete

1885–90; < Greek aplan(ḗs) unmoving (see a-6, planet) + -o- + gamete

Words nearby aplanogamete

aplacental, aplacophoran, aplanatic, aplanatic lens, aplanetic, aplanogamete, aplanospore, aplasia, aplasia axialis extracorticalis, aplasia cutis congenita, aplastic
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