WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cell′ cy′cle, 
  1. the cycle of growth and asexual reproduction of a cell, consisting of interphase followed in actively dividing cells by prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
  • 1970–75

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'cell cycle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
G - interphase - S phase

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