Spermatocyte

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids. A primary spermatocyte divides into two secondary spermatocytes, which in turn divide to form the spermatids.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as spermoblast.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, the mother-cell of a spermatozooid.
  • n. The cell whose nuclear chromatin and cell-protoplasm become respectively the head and tail of the spermatozoön: synonymous with spermatoblast.
  • Of or pertaining to a spermatocyte.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gametocyte   
    Cross Reference
    secondary spermatocyte    primary spermatocyte   
    Variant
    spermoblast   
    Form
    spermatocytal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    oocyte   
     
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