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adjective
- Part of, or relating to a body of an organism.
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| somatic cell |
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noun
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(biology) any normal cell of an organism that is not involved in reproduction; a cell that is not on the germline
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| sperm |
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noun (pluralsperms or )
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(cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male, the spermatozoon.
- The semen
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| spermatocyte |
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noun (pluralspermatocytes)
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(cytology) A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops.
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| spermatozoon |
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noun (pluralspermatozoa)
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(cytology) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male, carried in semen, that fertilizes the ovum to produce the zygote.
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| spindle |
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(spinning) a distaff, the rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres, especially wool.
- a rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- a worldwide tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
- an upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
verb (spindl, ing)
- To make into a long tapered shape.
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To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
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Do not fold, or mutilate this document.
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| streaming |
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(computing) the transmission of digital audio or video, or the listening and viewing of such data without first storing it
adjective
- that streams
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| synapse |
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noun
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(context, neuroanatomy, cytology) The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
verb (synapses, synapsing, synapsed, synapsed)
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(intransitive) To form a synapse.
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(intransitive) To undergo synapsis.
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| synapsis |
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noun ;synapsis
- The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
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| syngamy |
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noun
- The fusion of two gametes to form a zygote.
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