postmitotic

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adjective

Occurring after mitosis.

OriginEnglish mitotic ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostmitotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOccurring after mitosis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishmitotic
  8. Englishpostmitotic

From post- + mitotic.

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APA

postmitotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmitotic

MLA

“postmitotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmitotic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postmitotic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postmitotic.

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