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parasynchronous

parasynchronous adjective: occurring in a sequential fashion, such that occurrences immediately follow neighboring occurrences.

Adjective

parasynchronous (comparative more parasynchronous, superlative most parasynchronous)

  1. Occurring in a sequential fashion, such that occurrences immediately follow neighboring occurrences.
    • In synchronous division, all nuclei divide simultaneously. In parasynchronous division, mitosis is initiated in one location and then a wave of mitoses travels backwards down the hypha so that nuclei divide sequentially, almost as dominos fall in a line. In asynchronous division, neclei divide...2011, David Moore, Geoffrey D. Robson, Anthony P. J. Trinci, 21st Century Guidebook to Fungi with CD, →ISBN, page 148
    • However the cultures were parasynchronous, indicating the nitrous oxide may inhibit cell cycle traverse at points other than M.2012, George Rothblat, Growth, Nutrition, and Metabolism of Cells In Culture, →ISBN

Examples of parasynchronous in a sentence

  • In parasynchronous division, mitosis is initiated in one location and then a wave of mitoses travels backwards down the hypha so that nuclei divide sequentially, almost as dominos fall in a line.2011, David Moore, Geoffrey D. Robson, Anthony P. J. Trinci, 21st Century Guidebook to Fungi with CD, →ISBN, page 148:
  • The results of various studies suggest that even if the development of spermatogenic cells is not perfectly synchronized, the parasynchronous evolution of large groups is still remarkable.2012, Sardul S. Guraya, Biology of Spermatogenesis and Spermatozoa in Mammals, →ISBN, page 22:

Forms of parasynchronous

comparativemore parasynchronous
superlativemost parasynchronous

Origin of parasynchronous

From para- + synchronous.

Questions about parasynchronous

What does parasynchronous mean?
Parasynchronous means occurring in a sequential fashion, such that occurrences immediately follow neighboring occurrences.
How do you use parasynchronous in a sentence?
In parasynchronous division, mitosis is initiated in one location and then a wave of mitoses travels backwards down the hypha so that nuclei divide sequentially, almost as dominos fall in a line.
What part of speech is parasynchronous?
Parasynchronous is an adjective.

Words near parasynchronous in the dictionary

  1. parasynaptically
  2. parasynchronize
  3. parasynchronized
  4. parasynchronizes
  5. parasynchronizing
  6. parasynchronous
  7. parasynonym
  8. parasynonymous
  9. parasynonyms
  10. parasynonymy
  11. parasyntheses

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