PROPHASE


Meaning of PROPHASE in English

/proh"fayz'/ , n.

Cell Biol. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.

[ 1880-85; PRO- 1 + PHASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .