cytokinetic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus

Questions about cytokinetic

What does cytokinetic mean?

cytokinetic means "of or relating to the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus".

How many syllables are in cytokinetic?

cytokinetic has 5 syllables and divides as cy-to-ki-ne-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is cytokinetic a common word?

cytokinetic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.