MEIOSIS
A 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble.
m 3 e 1 i 1 o 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
- Length
- 7
- Scrabble
- 9 pts
- Sorted letters
- eiimoss
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of MEIOSIS
- noun
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
“saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes”
Synonyms: litotes
- noun
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
Synonyms: miosis, reduction division
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within MEIOSIS
41 words can be made from any subset of the letters in MEIOSIS.