English words starting with gam - page 3

Meanings of Gametangium:

noun

A specialized organ or cell in which gametes are formed in algae, ferns, and some other plants.

Usage examples:

Both gametangia form from a stereotyped series of divisions of a terminal apical cell, unlike the g…

Meanings of Gamete:

noun

A mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Usage examples:

Meiosis is the process by which diploid organisms produce haploid gametes capable of sexual reprodu…

Meanings of Gametes:

noun

A mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Usage examples:

Meiosis is the process by which diploid organisms produce haploid gametes capable of sexual reprodu…

Meanings of Gametically:

adverb

As regards gametes; by means of gametes.

Meanings of Gametocyst:

noun

Macrogamete (rare).

Meanings of Gametocyte:

noun

A cell that divides (by meiosis) to form gametes.

Usage examples:

Moreover, it can detect asexual parasites and young gametocytes with reasonable sensitivity and spe…

Meanings of Gametogenesis:

noun

The process in which cells undergo meiosis to form gametes.

Usage examples:

Normally, the adult proximal germline contains germ cells undergoing gametogenesis and proliferatio…

Meanings of Gametogenous:

adjective

Gametogenic.

Meanings of Gametogony:

noun

The formation of gametes during the sexual stage of the life cycle in certain protozoans; the sexual stage itself.

Meanings of Gametoid:

adjective

Resembling (that of) a gamete. in early use also: resembling or characteristic of gamete-producing reproductive tissue (now disused).

Meanings of Gametophore:

noun

Originally: the sexual form or generation of a plant (now rare). in later use: any structure, especially a modified branch or filament, bearing a gametangium or gametes in a bryophyte or other non-flowering plant.

Meanings of Gametophoric:

adjective

Of, relating to, or of the nature of a gametophore.

Meanings of Gametophyte:

noun

(in the life cycle of plants with alternating generations) the gamete-producing and usually haploid phase, producing the zygote from which the sporophyte arises. it is the dominant form in bryophytes.

Usage examples:

Unlike vascular plants, the haploid gametophyte generation is dominant in mosses.

Meanings of Gamey:

adjective

(of meat) having the strong flavour or smell of game, especially when it is high.

Usage examples:

A gamy stew of various meats

Meanings of Gamgee:

noun

Surgical dressing consisting of a thickness of cotton wool between two layers of gauze.

Usage examples:

On returning home she attempted to light a cigarette and her gamgee eye pad ignited.

Meanings of Gamic:

adjective

Of an organism: (capable of) reproducing sexually.

Meanings of Gamier:

adjective

(of meat) having the strong flavour or smell of game, especially when it is high.

Usage examples:

A gamy stew of various meats

Comparative of gamy

Meanings of Gamiest:

adjective

(of meat) having the strong flavour or smell of game, especially when it is high.

Usage examples:

A gamy stew of various meats

Superlative of gamy

Meanings of Gamification:

noun

The practice of making activities more like games in order to make them more interesting or enjoyable

Usage examples:

Companies are increasingly using gamification in order to train their employees .

Meanings of Gamin:

noun

A street urchin.

Usage examples:

If chicago lacks the vision to see ahead, it will reap the harvest of fostering a kindergarten on t…

Meanings of Gamine:

adjective

(of a young woman) attractively boyish.

Usage examples:

A picture featuring a gamine young model

noun

A young woman with a mischievous, boyish charm.

Usage examples:

A long-legged, short-haired gamine

Meanings of Gamines:

noun

A young woman with a mischievous, boyish charm.

Usage examples:

A long-legged, short-haired gamine

adjective

(of a young woman) attractively boyish.

Usage examples:

A picture featuring a gamine young model

Meanings of Gaminesque:

adjective

Resembling or reminiscent of a gamin or gamine, especially (in later use) in appearance or build. also (occasionally) as noun: that which is gaminesque.

Meanings of Gaming:

noun

The action or practice of playing gambling games.

Usage examples:

Gaming is evident everywhere in las vegas, not just on the strip

verb

Manipulate (a situation), typically in a way that is unfair or unscrupulous.

Usage examples:

It was very easy for a few big companies to game the system

Meanings of Gamins:

noun

A street urchin.

Usage examples:

If chicago lacks the vision to see ahead, it will reap the harvest of fostering a kindergarten on t…