Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karyokinesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: karyoki-ne-sis
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From karyo- + -kinesis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: karyo
Suffix: kinesis

Usage

Inflected Forms

karyokineses (plural) caryocinesis (alternative) caryokinesis (alternative)

Questions

What does karyokinesis mean?: The process of change that takes place during the division of a cell nucleus at mitosis or meiosis.
Where does karyokinesis come from?: From karyo- + -kinesis.

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