MISDIVISION

Etymology

Noun

misdivision (countable and uncountable, plural misdivisions)

Incorrect division, e.g. of a word.

(cytology) 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.

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Source: Wiktionary


Mis`di*vi"sion, n.

Definition: Wrong division.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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