fertilization membrane
fertilization membrane
nounDefinition of FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE
: a resistant membranous layer in eggs of many animals that forms following fertilization by the thickening and separation of the vitelline membrane from the cell surface and that prevents multiple fertilization
First Known Use of FERTILIZATION MEMBRANE
1931
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