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mitosis

/maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
mi-to-sis
IPA
/maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
  • British English: /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mitoses (plural)

Derived Forms

amitosis antimitosis endomitosis mitogen mitose mitotic mitotically polymitosis pseudomitosis transmitosis

Frequently Paired Words

meiosis

Synonyms

karyokinesis karyomitosis

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce mitosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/.
What does mitosis mean?
The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.
Where does mitosis come from?
It is traced to German.

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