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schizogenetic

[ skiz-oh-juh-net-ik, skit-soh- ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. reproducing or formed by fission.


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  • schizo·ge·neti·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of schizogenetic1

First recorded in 1880–85; schizo- + genetic

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