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MIOSIS

A 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble.

m 3 i 1 o 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
Length
6
Scrabble
8 pts
Sorted letters
iimoss
Anagrams
0
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Definition of MIOSIS

  1. noun

    reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

    Synonyms: light reflex, pupillary reflex, myosis

  2. 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: meiosis, reduction division

Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

Words within MIOSIS

20 words can be made from any subset of the letters in MIOSIS.