m 3 i 1 t 1 o 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
originFrom German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.
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