cytodifferentiate

verb

To cause or to undergo cytodifferentiation.

OriginEnglish differentiate ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

verbcytodifferentiate (third-person singular simple present cytodifferentiates, present participle cytodifferentiating, simple past and past participle cytodifferentiated)

present singular third person cytodifferentiates · participle present cytodifferentiating · participle past cytodifferentiated · past cytodifferentiated

  1. To cause or to undergo cytodifferentiation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  5. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  6. Proto-Italic*dis-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  10. Proto-Italic*ferō
  11. Latinferō
  12. Latindifferō
  13. Latindifferēns
  14. Latindifferentia
  15. New Latindifferentiō
  16. New Latindifferentiātus
  17. Englishdifferentiate
  18. Englishcytodifferentiate

From cyto- + differentiate.

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APA

cytodifferentiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytodifferentiate

MLA

“cytodifferentiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytodifferentiate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytodifferentiate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytodifferentiate.

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