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    ACROSOME

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the eggplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("acrosome" is a kind of...):

    appendage; outgrowth; process (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant)

    Holonyms ("acrosome" is a part of...):

    sperm; sperm cell; spermatozoan; spermatozoon (the male reproductive cell; the male gamete)

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