interkinesis

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noun

The second stage of interphase, during which there is no DNA replication, but the spindles of the first meiotic division disassemble and the microtubules reassemble into two new spindles for the second meiotic division.

OriginEnglish inter- ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

nouninterkinesis (usually uncountable, plural interkineses)

plural interkineses

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe second stage of interphase, during which there is no DNA replication, but the spindles of the first meiotic division disassemble and the microtubules reassemble into two new spindles for the second meiotic division.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishinterkinesis

From inter- + -kinesis.

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APA

interkinesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interkinesis

MLA

“interkinesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interkinesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interkinesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interkinesis.

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