cell division

noun

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

Examples of cell division in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was found able to self-replicate via cell division at a temperature of 63 degrees Celsius (145 degrees Fahrenheit) and was still fully active, albeit no longer reproducing, at 64 degrees C (147 degrees F). — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The Georgia Tech biologist works with treelike clusters of genetically identical yeast cells that remain stuck together after cell division. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

In the most resistant group, more than a third of tumors doubled their entire genome during the first cell division after the DNA damage. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

While both a gall and a burl result from excessive cell division, the causes are very different. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cell division

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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