单词 | tetraschistic |
释义 | > as lemmastetraschistic tetraschistic adj. Brit. /ˌtɛtrəˈskɪstɪk/ , U.S. /ˌtɛtrəˈskɪstɪk/ Biology dividing into four by fission. [Compare scientific Latin tetraschistum , specific name (1879), and Greek τετράσχιστος split or parted into four (recorded in a glossary) < ancient Greek τετρα- tetra- comb. form + σχιστός cloven (see schist n.1).] ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > types of reproduction > [adjective] > by division fissiparous1835 tomiparous1842 scissiparous1845 tetraschistic1885 segmenting1912 plasmotomic1949 1885 E. R. Lankester in Encycl. Brit. XIX. 834/2 They [chlorophyll corpuscles] multiply by fission, usually tetraschistic, independently of the general protoplasm. < as lemmas |
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