binary fission

noun Biology.

fission into two organisms approximately equal in size.
Compare multiple fission.

Origin of binary fission

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby binary fission

binary cell, binary code, binary coded decimal, binary color, binary digit, binary fission, binary form, binary notation, binary number, binary number system, binary operation

British Dictionary definitions for binary fission

binary fission

noun

asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms by division into two daughter cells

Medical definitions for binary fission

binary fission

n.

A method of asexual reproduction that involves the splitting of a parent cell into two daughter cells.

Scientific definitions for binary fission

binary fission

See fission.