cell division

noun

: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division compare meiosis, mitosis

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More chromosomes can bog down cell division, introducing more opportunity for errors and mutations. Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026 Targeting difficult proteins Proteins regulate many of the body’s cellular functions, from immune responses to cell division. Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 In his studies of bacteria in the early 1960s, American chemist Barnett Rosenberg noticed a resemblance between the patterns formed by iron filings exposed to a magnetic field and the appearance of chromosomes during cell division. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 It was known, however, that substances and processes that arrest cell division in animals lead to a doubling of chromosome number in plants. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cell division

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First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cell division was in 1846

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“Cell division.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20division. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

cell division

noun
: a process by which cells increase in number that usually involves division into similar parts of more or less equal size compare meiosis, mitosis

Medical Definition

cell division

noun
: the process by which cells multiply involving both nuclear and cytoplasmic division compare meiosis, mitosis
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