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syngamy

[sing-guh-mee]
noun Biology.
  1. union of gametes, as in fertilization or conjugation; sexual reproduction.
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Origin of syngamy

First recorded in 1900–05; syn- + -gamy
Related formssyn·gam·ic [sin-gam-ik] /sɪnˈgæm ɪk/, syn·ga·mous [sing-guh-muh s] /ˈsɪŋ gə məs/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for syngamy

syngamy

syngenesis (sɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)

noun
  1. other names for sexual reproduction
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Derived Formssyngamic (sɪŋˈɡæmɪk) or syngamous (ˈsɪŋɡəməs), adjective
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syngamy in Medicine

syngamy

(sĭng′gə-mē)
n.
  1. The fusion of two gametes in fertilization.
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Related formssyn•gam′ic (sĭn-găm′ĭk) null adj.
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syngamy in Science

syngamy

[sĭng′gə-mē]
  1. The fusion of two gametes in fertilization.
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