egg cell
ɛɡ sɛl
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Definition of egg cell - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biologyTECH.female reproductive cell in animals and plantsTECH.
  • The egg cell is fertilized by the sperm.
  • The egg cell divides after fertilization.
  • Scientists studied the egg cell under a microscope.
oocyte ovum
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Expressions with egg

Easter eggn.
chocolate or candy egg given at Easter
Children hunted for Easter eggs hidden in the garden..
egg onv.
encourage someone to do something risky
He egged on his friend to climb the tree.
bad eggn.
person with negative traits or behavior
He's known as the bad egg of the group.
good eggn.
friendly and trustworthy individual
Everyone likes Sarah; she's a good egg.
lay an eggv.
produce an egg from the body
The hen will lay an egg every day.
build a nest eggv.
save money for future use
They worked hard to build a nest egg for retirement.

Expressions with cell

sleeper celln.
group secretly waiting to perform harmful acts
The authorities uncovered a sleeper cell planning an attack.
brain celln.
cell in the brain like a neuron
Scientists study brain cells to understand memory.
cell towern.
structure with antennas that sends and receives mobile phone signals
A new cell tower was built to improve coverage in the valley.
jail celln.
locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison
The inmate was taken to his jail cell.
prison celln.
room in prison for holding prisoners
The prisoner was locked in a small prison cell.
police celln.
small locked room in a police station for keeping arrested people
They held him in a police cell overnight after the arrest.
terror celln.
small group organized for terrorist activities
The authorities dismantled a terror cell planning an attack..
cell groupn.
small group of people meeting for religious study
The church organizes cell group meetings every Wednesday.
cell phone lotn.
parking area for waiting drivers at airports
He waited in the cell phone lot for her call.
detention celln.
room in a police station for holding suspects temporarily
The suspect was held overnight in the detention cell..

Terms related to egg cell

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cytoplasmembryofertilizationfolliclegametemeiosisovaryzygote

Terms with egg cell included in their meaning

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fertilized eggn.
biology
egg cell combined with sperm cell
sperm celln.
biology
male cell in animals that joins egg for babies
ovarian folliclen.
biology
structure in ovaries containing immature egg cell
blastomeren.
embryo development
cell formed by cleavage of a fertilized egg
embryo sacn.
plant ovule
structure in a plant ovule containing the egg cell
ICSIabbr.
abr: intracytoplasmic sperm injection
medical process putting sperm into an egg cell
oospheren.
plant
large nonmotile egg cell in an oogonium
pellucidan.
biology
transparent layer surrounding an egg cell

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  1. French:ovule, ...
  2. German:Eizelle, ...
  3. Italian:cellula uovo, ...
  4. Spanish:óvulo, ...
  5. Portuguese:óvulo, ...
  6. Chinese:卵细胞, ...
  7. Japanese:卵細胞, ...
  8. Arabic:خَلِيَّة بَيْضِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:בֵּיצִית, ...
  10. Russian:яйцеклетка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:яйцеклітина, ...
  12. Hindi:अंडाणु, ...

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