Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karyofission

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kary-ofis-sion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fission of the nuclei of cells

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Black lines indicate the proportion of the nuclear volume contained by the daughter and mother immediately preceding karyofission."

Etymology

From karyo- + fission.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: karyo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does karyofission mean?: The fission of the nuclei of cells
Where does karyofission come from?: From karyo- + fission.

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