meiotic

M3E1I1O1T1I1C3

adjective

Of or pertaining to meiosis.

Opposite
nonmeiotic
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Meanings

adjectivemeiotic (not comparable)

alternative archaic maiotic

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to meiosis.

    Antonyms: nonmeiotic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to meiosis.

Opposite
nonmeiotic

Origin

Coined by British biologists John Bretland Farmer and John Edmund Sharrock Moore in 1905 as maiotic in a paper in the Quarterly Journal of Microscopic Science, with the spelling corrected on etymological grounds later that year. Equivalent to meio- + -tic.

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Translations

Catalan meiòtic
  • meiòticof or pertaining to meiosis
French méiotique
  • méiotiqueof or pertaining to meiosis
German meiotisch
  • meiotischof or pertaining to meiosis
Greek μειωτικός
  • μειωτικός (meiotikós)of or pertaining to meiosis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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