missegregation

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noun

The faulty segregation of chromosomes.

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Meanings

nounmissegregation (countable and uncountable, plural missegregations)

plural missegregations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe faulty segregation of chromosomes.

Origin

From mis- + segregation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

segregationism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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