missegregate

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verb

To segregate incorrectly (typically, chromosomes)

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Meanings

verbmissegregate (third-person singular simple present missegregates, present participle missegregating, simple past and past participle missegregated)

present singular third person missegregates · participle present missegregating · participle past missegregated · past missegregated

  1. To segregate incorrectly (typically, chromosomes)

Origin

From mis- + segregate.

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APA

missegregate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missegregate

MLA

“missegregate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missegregate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missegregate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missegregate.

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