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单词 dichastic
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dichasticadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek., combined with an English element Etymons: Greek διχάστος , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek διχάστος divided into two equal parts ( < διχάζειν to divide ( < δίχα in two, apart (see dicho- comb. form) + -άζειν, suffix forming verbs) + -τος, suffix forming verbal adjectives) + -ic suffix. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (dəikæ·stik) /daɪˈkæstɪk/.
Zoology. Obsolete. rare.
Of an organism or cell: capable of undergoing spontaneous subdivision or splitting.
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1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 80 Moreover, the striæ of the surface, which are prominent lamellæ in the dichastic Astræas..become almost obsolete in these species.
1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Dichastic, capable of undergoing dichastasis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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