Meanings
nounsyngamy (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fusion of two gametes to form a zygote.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*ksún
- Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
- Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
- Englishsyn-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵem-
- Ancient Greekγᾰ́μος (gắmos)
- Englishsyngamy
Translations
Bulgarian сливане
- сливане (slivane)the fusion of two gametes to form a zygote
Greek συγγαμία
- συγγαμία (syngamía)the fusion of two gametes to form a zygote
Irish siongamacht
- siongamachtthe fusion of two gametes to form a zygote
Italian singamia
- singamiathe fusion of two gametes to form a zygote
Cite this entry
APA
syngamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syngamy
MLA
“syngamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syngamy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syngamy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syngamy.
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