misdivision
misdivision · misdivisions
Incorrect division, e.gIncorrect division, e.g. of a word.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Incorrect division, e.g. of a word.
(countable, uncountable)Abnormal (i.e. transverse instead of longitudinal) division of a centromere during meiosis or mitosis, resulting in two telocentric chromosomes from a single metacentric chromosome.
Origin
From mis- + division.From mis- + division.
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Forms
plural: misdivisions| Singular | misdivision |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable