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Definition of Sperms

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Gamete Gam"ete (g[a^]m"[=e]t; g[.a]*m[=e]t"; the latter usually in compounds), n. [Gr. gameth` wife, or game`ths husband, fr. gamei^n to marry.] (Biol.) A sexual cell or germ cell; a conjugating cell which unites with another of like or unlike character to form a new individual. In Bot., gamete designates esp. the similar sex cells of the lower thallophytes which unite by conjugation, forming a zygospore. The gametes of higher plants are of two sorts, sperm (male) and egg (female); their union is called fertilization, and the resulting zygote an o["o]spore. In Zo["o]l., gamete is most commonly used of the sexual cells of certain Protozoa, though also extended to the germ cells of higher forms.
Sperm
Sperm Sperm, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ???? to sow. Cf. Spore.] (Physiol.) The male fecundating fluid; semen. See Semen. Sperm cell (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the spermatozoids are developed. Sperm morula. (Biol.) Same as Spermosphere.
Sperm
Sperm Sperm, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti. Sperm oil, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. Sperm whale. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary.

Meaning of Sperms from wikipedia

- Sperm (pl.: sperm or sperms) is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of ****ual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger,...
- extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. The sperm whale is a pelagic mammal...
- in females that stores sperm for later use, the sperm sac. Milt, sperm sacs, large sacs containing large amounts of matured sperm. Epididymis, a part of...
- Sperm donation is the provision by a man of his sperm with the intention that it be used in the artificial insemination or other "fertility treatment"...
- Sperm washing is the process in which individual sperms are separated from the ****. Washed sperm is used in artificial insemination using the intrauterine...
- A sperm granuloma is a lump of leaked sperm that appears along the vasa deferentia or epididymides in vasectomized individuals. While the majority of...
- Sperm Wars is a po****r science book by evolutionary biologist Robin Baker about sperm competition. Originally published in English in 1996, it has since...
- The Sperm (Thai: อสุจ๊าก, or Asujaak) is a 2007 Thai science fiction comedy film directed by Taweewat Wantha. A young, struggling Bangkok rock musician...
- Sperm oil is a waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales. It is a clear, yellowish liquid with a very faint odor. Sperm oil has a different composition from...
- which surround the mammalian oocyte. In the wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus, sperms aggregate in 'trains' that are better able to fertilize eggs because they...