Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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miosis | Yes | No | No | No |
meiosis | Yes | No | No | No |
miosis (noun) | meiosis (noun) |
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reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller | understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) |
(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) | (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) |