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oocyte

o·o·cyte
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-uh-sahyt]
    • /ˈoʊ əˌsaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-uh-sahyt]
    • /ˈoʊ əˌsaɪt/

Definitions of oocyte word

  • noun oocyte an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate. 1
  • noun oocyte A cell in an ovary that may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum. 1
  • noun oocyte an immature female germ cell that gives rise to an ovum after two meiotic divisions 0
  • noun oocyte an egg that has not yet undergone maturation 0

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Origin of oocyte

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; oo- + -cyte

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Parts of speech for Oocyte

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oocyte popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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