acrosome
Noun
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A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg (synset 105465371)
is a type of: appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plantis a part of: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
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