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SYNEZESIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synezesis mean?
• SYNEZESIS (noun)
The noun SYNEZESIS has 1 sense:
1. the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
Familiarity information: SYNEZESIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
synezesis; synizesis
Hypernyms ("synezesis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Holonyms ("synezesis" is a part of...):
prophase (the first stage of meiosis)
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