meiosis
/maɪ'oʊsɪs/
noun
7 letters3 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
2
(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).
WORD FORMS
Related formmeiotic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
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Starts & ends withM … S
Syllablesmei · o · sis
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