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karyoclastic

karyoclastic adjective: relating to, or causing karyoclasis.

Adjective

karyoclastic (comparative more karyoclastic, superlative most karyoclastic)

  1. Relating to, or causing karyoclasis

Forms of karyoclastic

comparativemore karyoclastic
superlativemost karyoclastic

Origin of karyoclastic

From karyoclasis + -ic, equivalent to karyo- + -clast + -ic.

Questions about karyoclastic

What does karyoclastic mean?
Karyoclastic means relating to, or causing karyoclasis.
What part of speech is karyoclastic?
Karyoclastic is an adjective.

Words near karyoclastic in the dictionary

  1. karyo-
  2. karyochrome
  3. karyochromes
  4. karyochylema
  5. karyoclasis
  6. karyoclastic
  7. karyocyte
  8. karyocytes
  9. karyoevolution
  10. karyofission
  11. karyogamic

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