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a process by which a cell divides into two cells
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cellular division
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: amitosis, cleavage, segmentation, meiosis, miosis, reduction division, mitosis
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
细胞分裂
(xìbāo fēnliè)
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Dutch:
celdeling
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Dutch:
celsplitsing
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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German:
Zellteilung
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Greek:
κυτταρική διαίρεση
(kyttarikí diaíresi)
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Hungarian:
sejtosztódás
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Indonesian:
pembelahan sel
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Irish:
cilldeighilt
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Northern Kurdish:
dabeşbûna xaneyê
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Malay:
pembahagian sel
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Māori:
wehenga pūtau
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Norwegian Bokmål:
celledeling
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Norwegian Bokmål:
selledeling
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
celledeling
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
selledeling
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Slovak:
bunkové delenie
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells
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Swedish:
celldelning
— a process by which a cell divides into two cells