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prophase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
prophase
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The first stage of meiosis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pro- + phase.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prophases (plural)

Derived Forms

midprophase preprophase prophasic

Frequently Paired Words

prometaphase metaphase anaphase telophase

Questions

What does prophase mean?
The first stage of mitosis, during which chromatin condenses to form the chromosomes.
Where does prophase come from?
From pro- + phase.

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