Definition of SPORULATION

sporulation

Meanings

Plural: sporulations

Noun

  • asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
  • The process of a bacterium becoming a spore.

Origin / Etymology

From sporule + -ation.

Synonyms

monogenesis

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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