meiosis
NOUN
/maɪ'oʊsɪs/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
meiosis is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1I1O1S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does meiosis mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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