reduction division

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noun Biology.

the first division of meiosis in which the number of chromosomes is reduced to half the original number.

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Origin of reduction division

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby reduction division

reductase, reductase test, reductio ad absurdum, reduction, reduction deformity, reduction division, reduction formula, reductionism, reductionist, reduction mammaplasty, reduction of chromosomes

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How to use reduction division in a sentence

Except the Braves did not win 14 straight pennants (they did win 14 straight division titles), and Smoltz is a also Republican.
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President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.
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Does that mean a reduction in policing would be a good thing?
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Like many I spoke to, Williams seemed to desire a reorientation of policing, rather than just a reduction.
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So here, for your Christmas Eve pleasure, are 20 of my favorites, 10 from the ecclesiastical division and 10 secular.
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With each division, in addition to the divisional staff, there were officers detached from the headquarters staff.
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Given one more Division we might try: as things are, my troops won't cover the mileage.
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It is clear, therefore, that the reserve reduction contemplated by the act will not be realized in practice.
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In her he felt again, more distinctly than before, another person—division, conflict.
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A second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.
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British Dictionary definitions for reduction division

reduction division

noun

another name for meiosis

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for reduction division

reduction division

reduction