AMITOSIS


Meaning of AMITOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌā-mī-ˈtō-səs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + mitosis

Date: 1894

: cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without spindle formation or appearance of chromosomes

• ami·tot·ic -ˈtä-tik adjective

• ami·tot·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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