metaphrase

[met-uh-freyz] / ˈmɛt əˌfreɪz /

NOUN

translation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adaptation explanation reading rendering rendition transcription version

STRONG

construction crib decoding elucidation gloss key paraphrase rephrasing restatement simplification transliteration

VERB

translate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convert decipher put render spell out transcribe turn

STRONG

construe decode elucidate explicate gloss paraphrase reword simplify transliterate transpose

WEAK

do into make clear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remove take

STRONG

complicate confuse mystify obscure

WEAK

stagnate

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In some cases suitable material has been lacking; in others, though material was abundant, no metaphases could be found in which the chromosomes were sufficiently separated to be counted with certainty.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria

Figures 17 and 18 show metaphases of the two classes of second spermatocytes, the chromosomes varying somewhat in form in different preparations and even in different cysts of the same preparation.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria

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