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binary fission
n. The process whereby a cell divides asexually to produce two daughter cells.
Usage examples of "binary fission".
Ask him for a story about extraterrestrials from Uranus who reproduce by binary fission and I imagine he would have three different sets of xeroxes in your hand the next day.
Such malleability suggests a simple original form -- and that suggests binary fission.
And binary fission -- it's lousy, I say really lousy, compared to the Terran form of -- you know.
And, after absorbing the resulting nutrients, it reproduces, by simple binary fission.