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.
Derivatives:
meiotic adj. meiotically adv.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk meiosis f. meioo lessen f. meion less
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.
Derivatives:
meiotic adj. meiotically adv.
Etymology: mod.L f. Gk meiosis f. meioo lessen f. meion less
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012