SINCE 1828
meiosis
noun
mei·o·sis
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Definition of meiosis
1
: the presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect : understatement
2
: the cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete-producing cells being reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell and a mitotic division — compare mitosis
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Other Words from meiosis
meiotic
\ mī-ˈä-tik
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adjective
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adjective
meiotically
\ mī-ˈä-ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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meiosis
noun
mei·o·sis
| \ mī-ˈō-səs
\
\
plural meioses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of meiosis
: the cellular process that results in the number of chromosomes in gamete-producing cells being reduced to one half and that involves a reduction division in which one of each pair of homologous chromosomes passes to each daughter cell and a mitotic division — compare mitosis sense 1
Other Words from meiosis
meiotic
\ mī-ˈät-ik
\
adjective
\
adjective
meiotically
\ -i-k(ə-)lē
\
adverb
\
adverb
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