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macromere

[ mak-ruh-meer ]
/ ˈmæk rəˌmɪər /
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noun Embryology.
one of the large blastomeres that form toward the vegetal pole in embryos undergoing unequal cleavage.
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Origin of macromere

First recorded in 1875–80; macro- + -mere

Words nearby macromere

macrolepidoptera, macrolevel, macrolide, macrolinguistics, macrolith, macromere, macrometeorology, macromineral, macromolecule, macromutant, macromutation
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British Dictionary definitions for macromere

macromere
/ (ˈmækrəʊˌmɪə) /
noun
embryol any of the large yolk-filled cells formed by unequal cleavage of a fertilized ovum
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