cell cycle

noun

The life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division.

Meanings

nouncell cycle (plural cell cycles)

plural cell cycles

  1. biologyThe life cycle of eukaryotic cells from a quiescent beginning, growth, duplication of DNA followed by mitosis and division.

Translations

Afrikaans selsiklus
  • selsikluslife cycle of eukaryotic cells
Chinese Mandarin 細胞週期 /细胞周期
  • 細胞週期 /细胞周期 (xìbāo zhōuqī)life cycle of eukaryotic cells
German Zellzyklus
  • Zellzykluslife cycle of eukaryotic cells
Hungarian sejtciklus
  • sejtcikluslife cycle of eukaryotic cells
Vietnamese chu kì tế bào, chu kì phân bào
  • chu kì tế bàolife cycle of eukaryotic cells
  • chu kì phân bàolife cycle of eukaryotic cells
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cell cycle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cell%20cycle.

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