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terminalize

terminalize verb: (of the bonds between paired chromosomes) To move towards the ends of the chromosomes during meiosis.

Verb

terminalize (third-person singular simple present terminalizes, present participle terminalizing, simple past and past participle terminalized)

  1. (of the bonds between paired chromosomes) To move towards the ends of the chromosomes during meiosis

Forms of terminalize

third-person singular presentterminalizes
present participleterminalizing
past participleterminalized
pastterminalized

Origin of terminalize

From terminal + -ize.

Questions about terminalize

What does terminalize mean?
Terminalize means (of the bonds between paired chromosomes) To move towards the ends of the chromosomes during meiosis.
What part of speech is terminalize?
Terminalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of terminalize?
The past tense of terminalize is terminalized.

Words near terminalize in the dictionary

  1. terminalisation
  2. terminalisations
  3. terminality
  4. terminalization
  5. terminalizations
  6. terminalize
  7. terminalized
  8. terminalizes
  9. terminalizing
  10. terminalled
  11. terminalling

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