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ookinesis
noun
oo·kinesis
\¦ōə+\
Definition of ookinesis
ookineses
: the nuclear phenomenon incidental to maturation and fertilization of an egg
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Origin and Etymology of ookinesis
New Latin, from o- + -kinesis
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