synizesis

Questions about synizesis

What does synizesis mean?

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

How many syllables are in synizesis?

synizesis has 4 syllables and divides as sy-ni-ze-sis under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for synizesis?

Close synonyms include synezesis. 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 synizesis a common word?

synizesis 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.