preprophase

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noun

A phase of plant mitosis before prophase.

OriginEnglish prophase ← New Latin phasis ← Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis) →
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Meanings

nounpreprophase (plural preprophases)

plural preprophases

  1. biologyA phase of plant mitosis before prophase.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  12. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  13. Englishpro-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  17. Ancient Greekφᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-)
  18. Ancient Greekφάσις (phásis)
  19. New Latinphasis
  20. Englishphase
  21. Englishprophase
  22. Englishpreprophase

From pre- + prophase.

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APA

preprophase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprophase

MLA

“preprophase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprophase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preprophase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprophase.

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