- amitotically
- adverb see amitosis
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
amitotically
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amitotically — ami·tot·i·cal·ly … English syllables
amitotically — adverb see amitotic * * * amitotˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑amitosis … Useful english dictionary
amitosis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from 2a + mitosis Date: 1894 cell division by simple cleavage of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without spindle formation or appearance of chromosomes • amitotic … New Collegiate Dictionary
amitosis — amitotic /am i tot ik, ay muy /, adj. amitotically, adv. /am i toh sis, ay muy /, n. Biol. the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes. [1890 95; A 6 + MITOSIS] * * * … Universalium
amitotic — [ˌeɪmʌɪ tɒtɪk, ˌamʌɪ ] adjective Biology relating to or denoting the division of a cell nucleus without mitosis. Derivatives amitosis noun amitotically adverb … English new terms dictionary
amitosis — [ā΄mī tō′sis, am΄itō′sis] n. [ A 2 + MITOSIS] Biol. cell division in which the nucleus and cytoplasm divide by simple constriction and without halving of chromosomes; direct cell division: opposed to MITOSIS amitotic [ā΄mītät′ik, am΄ität′ik] adj … English World dictionary
amitosis — n. Biol. a form of nuclear division that does not involve mitosis. Etymology: A (1) + MITOSIS * * * amitotic /am i tot ik, ay muy /, adj. amitotically, adv. /am i toh sis, ay muy /, n. Biol. the direct method of cell division, characterized by… … Useful english dictionary
