| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| meiosis | (noun) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | 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 | |
| meiotic | (adjective) of or relating to meiosis | - |