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oocyte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈəʊəsʌɪt/
  • US, rare: /ˈoʊ.oʊ.saɪt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gametocyte

History

Etymology

From oo- + -cyte.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: oòcit — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卵母細胞 /卵母细胞 (luǎnmǔxìbāo) — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Dutch: oöcyt — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Esperanto: oocito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Esperanto: ovocito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Finnish: ovosyytti — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Finnish: oosyytti — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • French: ovocyte — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • German: Eizelle — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • German: Ei — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • German: Oozyt — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • German: Oozyte — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Greek: ωοκύτταρο (ookýttaro) — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Icelandic: eggfruma — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Italian: oocito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Italian: ovocito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Japanese: 卵母細胞 (ranbo saibō) — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Polish: oocyt — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Portuguese: oócito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Portuguese: ovócito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Spanish: oocito — cell that develops into egg or ovum
  • Spanish: ovocito — cell that develops into egg or ovum