Added 10 October 2026
mitosis
/maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mitosis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes.
Origin
From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
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