| DIPLOPHASE | • diplophase n. (Biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism. • DIPLOPHASE n. a diploid phase in a life cycle. |
| INTERPHASE | • interphase n. (Biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions. • interphase n. (Mechanical engineering) An indistinct region in the interface between two substances in composite materials. • interphase adj. (Chemistry, physics) Between phases. |
| METAPHASES | • metaphases n. Plural of metaphase. • metaphases n. Plural of metaphasis. • METAPHASE n. the stage of mitotic or meiotic nuclear division when the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibres. |
| MONOPHASES | • MONOPHASE n. a type of matter or a compound that contains only one phase. |
| MOONPHASES | • moonphases n. Plural of moonphase. • MOONPHASE n. a phase of the moon. |
| MULTIPHASE | • multiphase adj. That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles. • MULTIPHASE adj. having many phases. |
| PHASEDOWNS | • phasedowns n. Plural of phasedown. • PHASEDOWN n. a gradual reduction (as in operations). |
| PHASEOLINS | • phaseolins n. Plural of phaseolin. • PHASEOLIN n. a protein found in kidney beans. |
| PHOTOPHASE | • photophase n. The period of light during a day-night cycle. • PHOTOPHASE n. the light period of a photoperiodic cycle of light and dark. |
| REEMPHASES | • reemphases n. Plural of reemphasis. • REEMPHASIS n. emphasis again. |
| TELOPHASES | • telophases n. Plural of telophase. • TELOPHASE n. the last phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes of the daughter cells are grouped in separate nuclei. |