| 单词 | meiosis |
| 释义 | Word Frequency meiosis(maɪˈəʊsɪs) nounWord forms: plural -ses (-ˌsiːz) 1. a type of cell division in which a nucleus divides into four daughter nuclei, each containing half the chromosome number of the parent nucleus: occurs in all sexually reproducing organisms in which haploid gametes or spores are produced Compare mitosis , See also prophase (sense 2)2. rhetoric another word for litotes Derived forms meiotic (maɪˈɒtɪk) adjective meiotically (meiˈotically) adverb Word origin C16: via New Latin from Greek: a lessening, from meioun to diminish, from meiōn less |
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