gamete

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæmiːt/ Rhymes: -iːt === Noun === gamete (plural gametes) (cytology) A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes. Synonyms: sex cell, reproductive cell, germ cell Hyponyms: spermatozoon, sperm, ovum, egg; see also Thesaurus:gamete ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === metage == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), from γαμέω (gaméō, “I marry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡaˈmɛ.te/ Rhymes: -ɛte Hyphenation: ga‧mè‧te === Noun === gamete m (plural gameti) (cytology) gamete ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === gamete in Collins Italian-English Dictionary gamete in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) gamete in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) gamete in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa gamète in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication gamète in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === tegame