reduction division

noun

the first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division.

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meiosismiosis
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Meanings

nounreduction division (countable and uncountable, plural reduction divisions)

plural reduction divisions

  1. countableuncountablebiologythe first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division.
  2. countableuncountablebiologymeiosis as a whole, a type of cell division.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)

Similar
meiosismiosis
Broader
cell divisioncellular division
Also see
meiosis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Romanian diviziune reducțională
  • diviziune reducționalăthe first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division
Tagalog paghahating pangmaliw
  • paghahating pangmaliwthe first of the two divisions of meiosis, a type of cell division
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APA

reduction division. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduction%20division

MLA

“reduction division.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduction%20division. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reduction division,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduction%20division.

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