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

To further show that these tissues likely live forever, researchers will have to investigate whether their telomeres—DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that shorten with age—stay the same length after many rounds of cell division. —Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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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