miosis
/maɪ'oʊsɪs/
noun
6 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller.
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 formmiotic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latiniosismay
Starts & ends withM … S
Syllablesmi · o · sis
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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