terminalize

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verb

(of the bonds between paired chromosomes) To move towards the ends of the chromosomes during meiosis

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Meanings

verbterminalize (third-person singular simple present terminalizes, present participle terminalizing, simple past and past participle terminalized)

present singular third person terminalizes · participle present terminalizing · participle past terminalized · past terminalized

  1. biology(of the bonds between paired chromosomes) To move towards the ends of the chromosomes during meiosis

Origin

From terminal + -ize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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