(n.) The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multiplication; endogenous cell formation.
Thesaurus Entries
abstraction, alienation, analysis, analyzation, anatomizing, anatomy, assay, assaying, breakdown, breaking down, breaking up, breakup, detachment, disarticulation, disassociation, disconnectedness, disconnection, discontinuity, disengagement, disjointing, disjunction, dislocation, dissection, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, docimasy, gravimetric analysis, incoherence, isolation, luxation, parting, partition, proximate analysis, quantitative analysis, reduction to elements, removal, resolution, semimicroanalysis, separation, separatism, subdivision, subtraction, withdrawal, zoning
