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interphase.

The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.

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Meaning & usage

noun

  1. The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.

    countable · uncountable

  2. An indistinct region in the interface between two substances in composite materials.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasisbor. English phase English interphase From inter- + phase.

adj

  1. Between phases

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φᾰ(ν)- (phă(n)-) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis)bor. New Latin phasisbor. English phase English interphase From inter- + phase.

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