transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-ˌmēt also ]
gə-ˈmēt noun
Etymology: New Latin gameta, from Greek gametēs husband, from gamein to marry
Date: 1886
: a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex
• ga·met·ic gə-ˈme-tik, -ˈmē- adjective
• ga·met·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb