somatogamy

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noun

The fusion of two cells (but not their nuclei), especially as the first stage of syngamy.

OriginEnglish somato- ← Ancient Greek σῶμᾰ (sômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? →
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Meanings

nounsomatogamy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe fusion of two cells (but not their nuclei), especially as the first stage of syngamy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  7. Ancient Greekσῶμᾰ (sômă)
  8. Englishsomato-
  9. Englishsomatogamy

From somato- + -gamy.

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Translations

Finnish somatogamia
  • somatogamiafusion of two cells but not their nuclei
Hungarian szomatogámia
  • szomatogámiafusion of two cells but not their nuclei
Italian somatogamia
  • somatogamiafusion of two cells but not their nuclei
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Chicago

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