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Showing words for MITOSIS using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Mitosis

mitosis

6 Letter Words for Mitosis

miosis, missit, moists, omitis

5 Letter Words for Mitosis

misos, mists, mitis, moist, moits, mosts, omits, simis, sitio, smits

4 Letter Words for Mitosis

imit, isis, isms, isos, itmo, miso, miss, mist, moit, moss, most, mots, omit, otis, simi, sims, sisi, sist, siti, sits, soms, sots, stim, toms, toss

3 Letter Words for Mitosis

imi, imo, ios, ism, iso, ist, its, mis, mit, moi, mos, mot, mss, mst, mts, oii, ois, oms, osi, sim, sis, sit, som, sot, stm, tim, tis, toi, tom, tos, tsi, tss

Definitions for Mitosis

[1] the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
[2] a method of cell division, in which the nucleus divides into daughter nuclei, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus Compare prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, meiosis (def. 1)

Words related to Mitosis

amitosis, meiosis

Words nearby Mitosis

mitochondrion, mitogen, mitogenesis, mitogenetic, mitomycin, mitosis, mitotic figure, mitotic rate, mitotic spindle, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, mitra

Origin of Mitosis

1885–90; < Greek mít(os ) a thread + -osis

Other words from Mitosis

mi·tot·ic [mahy-tot -ik] /maɪˈtɒt ɪk/ , adjective
mi·tot·i·cal·ly , adverb
in·ter·mi·tot·ic , adjective
mi•tot′ ic (-tŏt′ ĭk ) adj.
mi•tot′ i•cal•ly adv.
mitotic adjective (mī-tŏt′ ĭk )

Word origin for Mitosis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek mitos thread

Synonyms for Mitosis

amitosis, cellular division, meiosis