Associations to the word «Leptotene»

Wiktionary

LEPTOTENE, noun. (biology) The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes

Dictionary definition

LEPTOTENE, noun. The first stage of the prophase of meiosis.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley