ACROSOME


Meaning of ACROSOME in English

— acrosomal , adj.

/ak"reuh sohm'/ , n. Cell Biol.

an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.

[ 1895-1900; Akrosoma; see ACRO-, -SOME 3 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .