mitosis

1. 1.

   cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

   Broadercell division

   Partscytokinesiskaryokinesismetaphaseprophasetelophase

Other forms of mitosis

plural

mitosises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mitosis

What does mitosis mean?

mitosis means "cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes".

How many syllables are in mitosis?

mitosis has 3 syllables: mi-to-sis. The stress falls on "mi".

Is mitosis a common word?

mitosis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.