gamet-

1. variant of gameto- before a vowel.

   gametangium.

Example Sentences

Catherine Gamet, who makes handbags in France for Louis Vuitton, is also presumably working to support herself.

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For Gamet, "The time flies by."

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But we know that making bags is Gamet's passion.

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The early and late games will air exclusively on NFL Network while the San Francisco-Arizona gamet will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch.

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Ms. Gamet began working with leather when she was 16 years old and has been employed by Vuitton for 23 years.

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When To Use

What does gamet- mean?

The combining form gamet- is used like a prefix meaning “gamete,” a scientific term for a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form gamet- ultimately comes from Greek gameîn, meaning “to marry.”What are variants of gamet-?The form gamet- is a variant of gameto-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Additional combining forms of the same general origin include gamo-, -gamous, and -gamy. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for the forms.