egg cell

noun

: ovum

Examples of egg cell in a Sentence

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By age 30, most women have only about 12% of the egg cells they were born with. Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 30 June 2025 But the mouse example obviously took a big assist via the manipulation of egg cells in culture before being implanted in a mouse. ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025 The life and death of a seed Seeds are essentially plant embryos, arising when pollen lands on a flower and fertilizes an egg cell; the embryos are often encased by energy-supplying tissues, a shell and sometimes fleshy fruit. Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025 Once that egg cell had developed into an embryo, it was implanted into a surrogate dog. Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for egg cell

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of egg cell was in 1880

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“Egg cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egg%20cell. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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egg cell

noun

Medical Definition

egg cell

noun
: ovum
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