SYNIZESIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis

Synonyms:

synezesis; synizesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("synizesis" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Holonyms ("synizesis" is a part of...):

prophase (the first stage of meiosis)

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