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Traditional English :: meiosis
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meiotic.html - n. 1 Biol. a type of cell division that results in daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell (cf. MITOSIS). 2 = LITOTES. meiotic adj. meiotically adv. [mod.L f. Gk meiosis f. meioo lessen f. meion less] |
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Traditional English :: meiosis
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meiotic.html - n. 1 Biol. a type of cell division that results in daughter cells with half the chromosome number of the parent cell (cf. MITOSIS). 2 = LITOTES. meiotic adj. meiotically adv. [mod.L f. Gk meiosis f. meioo lessen f. meion less] |
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Traditional English :: Meissen
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meiotic.html - n.
a hard-paste porcelain made since 1710 . [Meissen near Dresden in Germany] |
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Traditional English :: Meistersinger
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meiotic.html - n. (pl. same) a member of one of the 14th-16th-c. German guilds for lyric poets and musicians. [G f. Meister MASTER + Singer SINGER (see SING )] |
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English Idioms :: me
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meiotic.html - See: DEAR ME, PICK-ME-UP, SO HELP ME. |
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English Idioms :: mean business
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meiotic.html - {v. phr.}, {informal} To decide strongly to do what you plan to do; really mean it; be serious. * /The boss said he would fire us if we didn't work harder and he means business./ * /When she went to college to study, she meant business./ * /He just liked the company of the other girls he dated, but this time he seems to mean business./ |
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