Noun

• S: (n) meiosis, miosis, reduction division ((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))
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) nondisjunction (meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells)
• part meronym
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) meiotic [Related to: meiosis] (of or relating to meiosis)
• S: (n) litotes, meiosis (understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)) "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"