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reduction division vs cell division

cell division vs reduction division

reduction division and cell division both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reduction division Yes No No No
cell division Yes No No No
As nouns, cell division is a hypernym of reduction division; that is, cell division is a word with a broader meaning than reduction division:
  • reduction division: (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)
  • cell division: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
Other hypernyms of reduction division include cellular division.
reduction division (noun) cell division (noun)
(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) the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
Difference between reduction division and cell division

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