sex cell


noun
  1. a spermatozoon or an ovum; gamete.

Origin of sex cell

1
First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby sex cell

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use sex cell in a sentence

  • But any individual sex-cell, or gamete, cannot (according to his view) bear both Dominant and Recessive traits.

    Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella Kenealy
  • Every sex-cell is a hybrid cell, therefore; bearing both Dominant and Recessive traits.

    Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella Kenealy
  • A sex-cell carrying normal X of the male may combine with an ovum containing normal X producing a normal female (row five).

    Being Well-Born | Michael F. Guyer

Scientific definitions for sex cell

sex cell

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.