amitosis

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noun

cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes

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Meanings

nounamitosis (plural amitoses)

plural amitoses

  1. obsoletebiologycell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes

Origin

From a- + mitosis.

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Translations

Bulgarian амито́за
  • амито́за (amitóza)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 無絲分裂 /无丝分裂
  • 無絲分裂 /无丝分裂 (wúsīfēnliè)Translations
Czech amitóza
  • amitózaTranslations
French amitose
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Irish aimiotóis
  • aimiotóisTranslations
Polish amitoza
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Portuguese amitose
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Russian амито́з
  • амито́з (amitóz)Translations
Slovak amitóza
  • amitózaTranslations
Spanish amitosis
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Tagalog hatinsihay
  • hatinsihayTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

omasitis
Cite this entry
APA

amitosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amitosis

MLA

“amitosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amitosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amitosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amitosis.

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