Definitions for progamete

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progamete pro·gam·ete

Spelling: [proh-gam-eet, proh-guh-meet]

IPA: /proʊˈgæm it, ˌproʊ gəˈmit/

Progamete is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 501 anagrams from letters in progamete (aeegmoprt).

Definitions for progamete

noun

1. a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.

Origin of progamete

First recorded in 1890-95; pro-² + gamete

Examples for progamete

The ocyte (progamete) gives rise by division to the ovum or true gamete, the nucleus of which is called the female pronucleus.