单词 | monospermy |
释义 | monospermy in American English (ˈmɑnoʊˌspɜrmi) noun Zoology the system in which a single sperm cell fertilizes an ovum Derived forms monospermic (ˌmonoˈspermic) adjective Word origin mono- + sperm1 + -y4monospermy in American English (ˈmɑnəˌspɜːrmi) noun the fertilization of an ovum by only one spermatozoon Derived forms monospermic adjective Word origin [1900–05; mono- + -sperm + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Young Turk, decompression, geopolitics, hydroplane, internship-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy) |
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