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ACROSOME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
Classified under:
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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