syngamy en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English syn- Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English syngamy From syn- + -gamy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote.
Deriveds
syngamic · syngamous · asyngamy
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (4)
el συγγαμία (the fusion of two gametes to form a zygote) · bg сливане (the fusion of two gametes to form a zygote) · it singamia (the fusion of two gametes to form a zygote) · ga siongamacht (the fusion of two gametes to form a zygote)