n. 1 Biol. a type of cell division that results in daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell (cf. MITOSIS). 2 = LITOTES. meiotic adj. meiotically adv.
[ mod.L f. Gk meiosis f. meioo lessen f. meion less ]
MEIOSIS
Meaning of MEIOSIS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012