Mitose

See also: mitose

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -ose. Coined by Walther Flemming in 1879.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈtoːzə/

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Noun

Mitose f (genitive Mitose, plural Mitosen)

1. mitosis (division of a cell nucleus)

   Antonym: Meiose

Declension

Declension of Mitose [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Mitose	die	Mitosen
genitive	einer	der	Mitose	der	Mitosen
dative	einer	der	Mitose	den	Mitosen
accusative	eine	die	Mitose	die	Mitosen

Related terms

• mitotisch

Further reading

• “Mitose” in Duden online