Definitions for oocytes

oocytes o·o·cyte

Spelling: [oh-uh-sahyt]
IPA: /ˈoʊ əˌsaɪt/

Oocytes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in oocytes (ceoosty).

Definitions for oocytes

noun

  1. 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.

Origin of oocytes

First recorded in 1890-95; oo- + -cyte

Word Value for oocytes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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