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mitosis

mi·to·sis

mitosis

 
pronunciation:
maI to sihs
part of speech: noun
inflections: mitoses
definition 1: duplication and division of the nucleus of a dividing cell.
definition 2: cell division in which this process occurs.
derivations: mitotic (adj.), mitotically (adv.)