panmictic

adjective pan·mic·tic \ˌpan-ˈmik-tik\

Definition of PANMICTIC

: of, relating to, or exhibiting panmixia

pan- + Greek miktos, verbal of mignynai to mix

First Known Use: 1943

Medical Dictionary

adjective pan·mic·tic \(ˈ)pan-ˈmik-tik\

: of, relating to, or exhibiting panmixia <a panmictic population>

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