Meanings
noungerm cell (plural germ cells)
plural germ cells
- biologyA cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell.
Synonyms: reproductive cell, sex cell
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cell that is part of the germ line: a gametocyte, an ovum or a sperm cell.
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nouna spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 生殖細胞 /生殖细胞
- 生殖細胞 /生殖细胞 (shēngzhí xìbāo)a cell that is part of the germ line
Czech zárodečná buňka
- zárodečná buňkaa cell that is part of the germ line
Dutch oerkiemcel
- oerkiemcela cell that is part of the germ line
Finnish itusolu
- itusolua cell that is part of the germ line
French cellule germinale
- cellule germinalea cell that is part of the germ line
German Urkeimzelle
- Urkeimzellea cell that is part of the germ line
Icelandic kynfruma, kímfruma
- kynfrumaa cell that is part of the germ line
- kímfrumaa cell that is part of the germ line
Japanese 胚細胞
- 胚細胞 (haisaibō)a cell that is part of the germ line
Slovak zárodočná bunka
- zárodočná bunkaa cell that is part of the germ line
Swedish könscell
- könscella cell that is part of the germ line
Welsh cell genhedlu
- cell genhedlua cell that is part of the germ line
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APA
germ cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germ%20cell
MLA
“germ cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germ%20cell. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “germ cell,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germ%20cell.
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