fissiparism

English

Etymology

See fissiparous +‎ -ism.

Noun

fissiparism (uncountable)

(biology) fission (splitting to form two daughter cells.)

References

“fissiparism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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