ACROSOME


Meaning of ACROSOME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-krə-ˌsōm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1899

: an anterior prolongation of a spermatozoon that releases egg-penetrating enzymes

• ac·ro·so·mal ˌa-krə-ˈsō-məl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.