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oocyte

/ˈoʊəsaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
oocyte
IPA
/ˈoʊəsaɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-)bor. English oo- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English oocyte From oo- + -cyte.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊəsaɪt/
  • British English: /ˈəʊəsaɪt/

Inflected Forms

oocytes (plural) oöcyte (alternative)

Derived Forms

extraoocyte intraoocyte oocytectomy oocytelike oocytogenesis

Phrases

pro-oocyte

Frequently Paired Words

spermatocyte

Questions

How do you pronounce oocyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊəsaɪt/.
What does oocyte mean?
A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
Where does oocyte come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Hellenic *ōyyón Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión) Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-)bor. English oo- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English oocyte From oo- + -cyte.

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