CYTOKINESIS


Meaning of CYTOKINESIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsī-tō-kə-ˈnē-səs, -kī- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1919

1. : the cytoplasmic changes accompanying mitosis

2. : cleavage of the cytoplasm into daughter cells following nuclear division

• cy·to·ki·net·ic -ˈne-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.