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oocyte

Syllabification: (o·o·cyte)
Pronunciation: /ˈōəˌsīt/

Definition of oocyte

noun

Biology
  • a cell in an ovary that may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.

oocyte in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of oocyte in the British & World English dictionary