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meiosis


meiosis - noun

  • (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
  • understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

    • meiosis - thesaurus

    litotes   miosis  

    Scrabble score for meiosis

    m is 3 e is 1 i is 1 o is 1 s is 1 i is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

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