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Answer for the clue "Organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis ", 12 letters:
karyokinesis

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.

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Karyokinesis \Kar"y*o*ki*ne`sis\ (k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*k[-i]*n[=e]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut, kernel + kinei^n to move.] (Biol.) The indirect division of cells in which, prior to division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take place ...