Meanings
nounmitotic spindle (plural mitotic spindles)
plural mitotic spindles
- A structure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis.
Synonyms: spindle apparatus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA structure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis.
Similar
spindle apparatus
Translations
French fuseau mitotique
- fuseau mitotiquestructure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis
German Spindelapparat
- Spindelapparatstructure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis
Hungarian mitotikus orsó, osztódási orsó
- mitotikus orsóstructure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis
- osztódási orsóstructure of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton involved in mitosis and meiosis
Cite this entry
APA
mitotic spindle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitotic%20spindle
MLA
“mitotic spindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitotic%20spindle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mitotic spindle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mitotic%20spindle.
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