Definition of Macromeres

1. Noun. (plural of macromere) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Macromeres

1. macromere [n] - See also: macromere

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macromeres

macrolide glycosyltransferase
macrolides
macrolike
macrolinguistic
macrology
macromanage
macromanaged
macromanages
macromanaging
macromania
macromastia
macromelanosome
macromelia
macromer
macromere
macromeres (current term)
macromerozoite
macromers
macrometabolic
macrometabolism
macrometastases
macrometastasis
macrometeorology
macrominerals
macromixing
macromole
macromolecular
macromolecular chemistry
macromolecularly

Literary usage of Macromeres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1897)
"4 Total ... II We will now take up the further history of each of these groups. i. The Four macromeres. After the formation of the fourth quartette there is ..."

2. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"When some thirty to fifty micromeres are present the macromeres cease to bud on fresh ... 4 shows that the eight macromeres are not all of equal size. ..."

3. Text-book of the Embryology of Invertebrates by Eugen Korschelt, Karl Heider, Edward Laurens Mark, William McMichael Woodworth, Matilda Bernard, Martin Fountain Woodward (1900)
"A cap of micromeres at first lies on the large macromeres, somewhat as in Fig. 40 F and G, but a cleavage-cavity soon appears between the micromeres and the ..."

4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1908)
"At a stage of about fifty cells, the macromeres A, B, and C divide in a la-otropic direction, giving rise to the remaining members of the fourth quartet, ..."

5. Studies from the Biological Laboratory by Johns Hopkins university (1893)
"There are now sixteen macromeres and sixteen micromeres. The next plane of segmentation of the macromeres—at the sixth rhythm—comes in after another resting ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"In the early cleavage stages the micromeres are more susceptible to KCN 0.005 то. than the macromeres. They not only disintegrate before the ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Macromeres on Dictionary.com!Search for Macromeres on Thesaurus.com!Search for Macromeres on Google!Search for Macromeres on Wikipedia!

Search