multiple fission

noun Biology.

fission into more than two new organisms.
Compare binary fission.

Origin of multiple fission

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby multiple fission

multiple birth, multiple cropping, multiple drill, multiple factor, multiple factors, multiple fission, multiple fracture, multiple fruit, multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle, multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle, multiple integral

British Dictionary definitions for multiple fission

multiple fission

noun

zoology asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms, esp sporozoans, in which the nucleus divides a number of times, followed by division of the cytoplasm, to form daughter cells

Medical definitions for multiple fission

multiple fission

n.

Division of the nucleus, simultaneously or successively, into a number of daughter nuclei, followed by division of the cell body into an equal number of parts, each containing a nucleus.