zygotelike

English

Etymology

zygote +‎ -like

Adjective

zygotelike (comparative more zygotelike, superlative most zygotelike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a zygote.
   • 1989 March 1, W M Bement, D G Capco, “Activators of protein kinase C trigger cortical granule exocytosis, cortical contraction, and cleavage furrow formation in Xenopus laevis oocytes and eggs.”, in Journal of Cell Biology‎^[1]:

     Surprisingly, activation of oocytes occurred in the absence of meiotic resumption, resulting in cells with an oocytelike nucleus and interior cytoplasm, but with a zygotelike cortex.