gamete

noun
/ˈɡæmiːt/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

  1. derived from γαμετή — “wife

Definitions

  1. A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete…

    A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gamete. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at gamete. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at gamete

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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