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prechiasmic

prechiasmic adjective: located before a chiasma.

Adjective

prechiasmic (comparative more prechiasmic, superlative most prechiasmic)

  1. Located before a chiasma.
    Antonyms:
    postchiasmic

Antonyms of prechiasmic

Forms of prechiasmic

comparativemore prechiasmic
superlativemost prechiasmic

Origin of prechiasmic

From pre- + chiasmic.

Questions about prechiasmic

What does prechiasmic mean?
Prechiasmic means located before a chiasma.
What part of speech is prechiasmic?
Prechiasmic is an adjective.

Words near prechiasmic in the dictionary

  1. prechewing
  2. prechews
  3. prechiamatic
  4. prechiasmal
  5. prechiasmatic
  6. prechiasmic
  7. prechildhood
  8. prechill
  9. prechilled
  10. prechilling
  11. prechills

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