apomeiotic

adjective

ap·​o·​mei·​ot·​ic

-ī¦ätik

: relating to or marked by apomeiosis : formed without meiosis

Word History

Etymology

from New Latin apomeiosis, after such pairs as New Latin hypnosis: English hypnotic

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for apomeiotic

• antibiotic
• antipsychotic
• antithrombotic
• epizootic
• homoerotic
• psychoneurotic
• unpatriotic
• xenobiotic
• abiotic
• aeronautic
• apoptotic
• asymptotic