ZYGOSIS
\za͡ɪɡˈə͡ʊsɪs], \zaɪɡˈəʊsɪs], \z_aɪ_ɡ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
Definitions of ZYGOSIS
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- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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z[=i]-g[=o]'sis, n. (bot.) conjugation, the coalescence of two distinct cells: the sexual intercourse of protoplasmic bodies.--n. ZY'GO[=I]TE, an organism resulting from zygosis.--adj. ZY'GOSE, pertaining to zygosis. [Gr. zyg[=o]sis, a joining.]
By Thomas Davidson
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(biol). = CONJUGATION. [Greek]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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