synkaryon

American

[sin-kar-ee-on, -uhn] / sɪnˈkær iˌɒn, -ən /

noun

Cell Biology.

a nucleus formed by the fusion of two preexisting nuclei.

synkaryon British

/ sɪnˈkærɪˌɒn /

noun

biology the nucleus of a fertilized egg

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Other Word Forms

synkaryonic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of synkaryon

1900–05; syn- + Greek káryon nut, kernel; cf. karyo-

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