synezesis

1. 1.

   the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis

   Synonymssynizesis

   Broaderorganic process

   Part ofprophase

Other forms of synezesis

plural

synezesises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about synezesis

What does synezesis mean?

synezesis means "the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis".

How many syllables are in synezesis?

synezesis has 4 syllables: sy-ne-ze-sis. The stress falls on "ne".

What is another word for synezesis?

Close synonyms include synizesis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is synezesis a common word?

synezesis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.