CELL DIVISION Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase cell division. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CELL DIVISION
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| budding | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent adjective satellite • beginning to develop | ||||||||
| cytokinesis | nounn | |||||||
noun • organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells | ||||||||
| fragmentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • separating something into fine particles • the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships • (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk • the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes | ||||||||
| meiosis | nounn | |||||||
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) | ||||||||
| mitosis | nounn | |||||||
noun • cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes | ||||||||
| cellular division | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells | ||||||||
