Zellteilung — meaning in English

English meaning

• cleavage noun The visible gap between a woman's breasts, especially when shown by a low neckline.
• fission noun The splitting of an atomic nucleus into smaller pieces, releasing large amounts of energy.

Senses

Zellteilung is used for these senses in English:

• cell division a process by which a cell divides into two cells
• cleavage (biology) The repeated division of a cell into daughter cells after mitosis. [from 19th c.]
• fission (biology) The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells.

cleavage — full definition

1. noun The visible gap between a woman's breasts, especially when shown by a low neckline.
2. noun A split or division of something into separate parts, including the natural splitting planes in crystals or the division of cells during growth.

fission — full definition

1. noun The splitting of an atomic nucleus into smaller pieces, releasing large amounts of energy.
2. noun The splitting of a single cell or item into two separate parts.

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