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- [mahy-toh-sis]
- /maɪˈtoʊ sɪs/
- /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-toh-sis]
- /maɪˈtoʊ sɪs/
Definitions of mitosis word
- noun mitosis 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. 1
- noun mitosis A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth. 1
- noun mitosis biology: cell division 1
- noun mitosis a method of cell division, in which the nucleus divides into daughter nuclei, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus 0
- noun mitosis the indirect and more common method of nuclear division of cells, consisting typically of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase: the nuclear chromatin first appears as long threads which shorten and thicken to form the typical number of chromosomes, each of which splits lengthwise to double in number with half of each set then moving toward opposite poles of the cell to become reorganized into two new nuclei with the normal number of chromosomes 0
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Origin of mitosis
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Greek mít(os) a thread + -osis
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Parts of speech for Mitosis
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mitosis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mitosis
noun mitosis
- amitosis — an unusual form of cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by constriction without the formation of chromosomes; direct cell division
- meiosis — Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid. Compare mitosis.
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