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单词 sex cell
释义

sex cell


noun

a spermatozoon or an ovum; gamete.

Origin of sex cell

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby sex cell

sex-and-shopping, sexangular, sex appeal, sex assignment, sexavalent, sex cell, sex cells, sexcentenary, sex change, sex chromatin, sex chromosome
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Example sentences from the Web for sex cell

  • A sex-cell carrying normal X of the male may combine with an ovum containing normal X producing a normal female (row five).

    Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer
  • Every sex-cell is a hybrid cell, therefore; bearing both Dominant and Recessive traits.

    Feminism and Sex-Extinction|Arabella Kenealy

Medical definitions for sex cell

sex cell

n.

germ cell
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for sex cell

sex cell

See gamete.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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