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Meaning of "micropyle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MICROPYLE

From micro- + Greek pulē gate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROPYLE

micropyle  [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌpaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROPYLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Micropyle is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROPYLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of micropyle in the English dictionary

The definition of micropyle in the dictionary is a small opening in the integuments of a plant ovule through which the male gametes pass. Other definition of micropyle is a small pore in the shell of an insect's eggs through which the sperm passes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROPYLE


aeolipile
iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl
aeolipyle
iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl
compile
kəmˈpaɪl
eolipile
iːˈɒlɪˌpaɪl
pile
paɪl
recompile
ˌriːkəmˈpaɪl
sandpile
ˈsændˌpaɪl
shagpile
ˈʃæɡˌpaɪl
spile
spaɪl
stockpile
ˈstɒkˌpaɪl
thermopile
ˈθɜːməʊˌpaɪl
unpile
ʌnˈpaɪl
uppile
ʌpˈpaɪl
woodpile
ˈwʊdˌpaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROPYLE

microprint
microprinted
microprism
microprobe
microprocessing
microprocessor
microprogram
microprogramming
microprojection
microprojector
micropropagation
micropsia
micropterous
micropublisher
micropublishing
micropulsation
micropump
micropuncture
micropylar
micropyrometer

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROPYLE

argyle
big-style
Boyle
Carlyle
Conan Doyle
doggy style
Doyle
freestyle
gargoyle
hairstyle
Hoyle
Kabyle
kyle
lifestyle
Lyle
New Style
nonstyle
old style
old-style
style

Synonyms and antonyms of micropyle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «micropyle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROPYLE

Find out the translation of micropyle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of micropyle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «micropyle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

珠孔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micropila
570 millions of speakers

English

micropyle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

micropyle
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بويب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микропиле
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

micrópila
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

micropyle
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

micropyle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Micropyle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

micropyle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卵門
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

micropyle
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Micropyle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

micropyle
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுண்டுளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोपाइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikropil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

micropilo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

micropyle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

микропиле
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

micropyle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

micropyle
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mikropilum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

micropyle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

micropyle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of micropyle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROPYLE»

The term «micropyle» is normally little used and occupies the 136.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROPYLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «micropyle» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «micropyle» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about micropyle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROPYLE»

Discover the use of micropyle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to micropyle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Seeds of Dicotyledons
Vascular supply with postchalazal branches; 2 branches extending to the micropyle (Grindelia); 2-3 branches reaching to the micropyle (Calendula, Helian - thus); 9 divergent branches (Echinops) and up to 15 (Crupina). 3. Funicular v.b. giving ...
Edred John Henry Corner, 1976
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Developmental Biology of Teleost Fishes
account of the micropyle was given by 'Ransom (1867)' and by 'Owsiannikov ( 1885)'. 'Eigenmann (1890)' illustrated the regions of the micropyle in Pygosteus inmaitius. The micropyle of Pungitius tymensis was described by 'T.S.Yamamoto  ...
Yvette W. Kunz, 2004
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Trout and Salmon Culture: Hatchery Methods
Fertilization The micropyle (Figure 8A), in its normal position in a newly-spawned egg, has the appearance of a small appendage resembling a minute cornucopia situated approximately at right angle to the outer shell and projecting inwardly.
Earl Leitritz, Robert Conklin Lewis, 1980
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The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology
A. Enlarged view of a quadrangular portion of the surface of the mature ovarian egg of the Stickleback containing the micropyle from above. In the outer part of this figure the general dotted appearance of the membrane is seen, and here and  ...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1859
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Fish Morphology
Riehl (1978b) investigated the problems of development, structure, and function of the micropyle in the oocytes of the goby Pomatoschistus minutus. ln its egg the micropyle is placed at the animal pole between the points of departure of ...
Hiran M. Dutta, J.S. Datta-Mushi, 1996
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Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology and Genetics
Females that had large micropyle openings for their eggs had higher rates of fertilization with 2N sperm from 4N males than females with small micropyle openings (Fig. 10.4). The diploid sperm (cell) is twice the size of haploid sperm, and ...
Rex A. Dunham, 2011
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Comprehensive MCQs in Biology
The contents of the pollen grain come out of the germ pore as an elongated tube — pollen tube which grows down the style and enters the micropyle of the ovule. On its way the generative nucleus divides to form two non-motile male gametes.
Hemant Roy Sri, Shri Hemant Roy
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Histopathology of Seed-Borne Infections
FIGURE 3.1 SEM photomicrographs of surface and micropyle of seeds of soybean cultivars. A, cultivar Williams seed coat surface with micropores. B to D, cultivar Sooty. B, Seed coat surface without pores. C, D, Seed coat surface showing ...
Dalbir Singh, S. B. Mathur, 2004
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Chemoecology of Insect Eggs and Egg Deposition
architecture in all Drosophilidae studied so far, consisting of an external orifice ( the micropyle) and a micropylar canal that connects the micropyle with the oocyte (Zarani and Margaritis, 1991). The micropyle apparatus is believed to block ...
Monika Hilker, Torsten Meiners, 2008
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Advances in Rice Genetics
In the mononucleate embryo sac of the 6-2-0 type and 5-3-0 type (polygonum- variant type, the same as below), the nucleus of the embryo sac was located near the micropyle end, and only some radiated microtubules were observed around ...
Gurdev S. Khush, Darshan S. Brar, Bill Hardy, 2003

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROPYLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term micropyle is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kiwi scrabble star masters French vocabulary
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, it means "having or being a plant ovule inverted so that the micropyle is bent down to the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Cell fusion 'eats up' the 'attractive cell' in flowering plants
The pollen tube enters the ovule through an opening called the micropyle. Flowering plants undergo double fertilization by penetration of the ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
3
Improved injection needles facilitate germline transformation of the …
The micropyle is at the center of the image. (D) 5th instar larva Junonia feeding on the native larval host plant Agalinis tenuifolia. (E) Wildtype adult Junonia. «BioTechniques.com, Mar 14»
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Separation of integument and nucellar tissues from cotton ovules …
Next, a shallow incision is made in the OI along the crest running the blade from the chalazal end (CE) to the micropyle end (ME) (Figure 1A). Finally the OI is ... «BioTechniques.com, Jan 13»
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Revealed: The startling images of insect eggs taken using a …
There the sperm must find and swim through an opening at one end of the egg, the micropyle. Perched on the tendril of a Passiflora plant, the ... «Daily Mail, Aug 10»
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Wolfgang Stuppy, Seed Morphologist Extraordinaire
Even if we don't understand the meaning of "funiculi" or "micropyle," we can still appreciate that those things, whatever they are, look nice. «NPR, Jun 10»

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