English Explanatory Dictionary

sporont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans: an encysted spore, developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.

Pronunciation

/ˈspɔɹ ɒnt/ /ˈspoʊɹ ɒnt/

Word forms

sporont sporonts

Etymology

1880-85; from sporo- + -ont.

Related words

sporontocide
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