减数 jiǎnshù subtrahend Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 减数分裂 jiǎnshùfēnliè meiosis The process of cell division in sexual reproduction where the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sperm and eggs.被减数 bèijiǎnshù minuend the first number in a subtraction problem from which another number is subtracted; see [[减数|減數|jian3 shu4]]