microgamete

[ mahy-kroh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]

/ ˌmaɪ kroʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

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noun Cell Biology.

(in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.

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Origin of microgamete

First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + gamete

Words nearby microgamete

microfilter, microflora, microfluidics, microform, microfossil, microgamete, microgametophyte, microgeneration, microglia, microgram, micrograph

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How to use microgamete in a sentence

On coming into contact with this protuberance (probably attracted to it by the female pronucleus), a microgamete adheres.
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British Dictionary definitions for microgamete

microgamete

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /

noun

the smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoansCompare macrogamete

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Scientific definitions for microgamete

microgamete

[ mī′krō-găm′ēt′, -gə-mēt′ ]

The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.