sex cell

What does sex cell mean?

sex cell means "a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation".

What is another word for sex cell?

Close synonyms include reproductive cell, germ cell. 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 sex cell a common word?

sex cell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sex cell come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.