anisogamic

1. 1.

   relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape)

   Synonymsanisogamous

Questions about anisogamic

What does anisogamic mean?

anisogamic means "relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are dissimilar in some respect (as size or shape)".

How many syllables are in anisogamic?

anisogamic has 5 syllables and divides as a-ni-so-ga-mic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for anisogamic?

Close synonyms include anisogamous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anisogamic a common word?

anisogamic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.