cytokinesis

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cytokinesis

  • /ˌsaɪtoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/

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From cyto- + -kinesis.

noun cytokineses

  1. uncountable, usually The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.

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noun cellular process

Españolcitocinesis
日本語細胞質分裂 saibō shitsu-bunretsu
中文細胞質變動 /细胞质变动 xìbāozhì biàndòng
Portuguêscitocinese
Françaiscytokinèse, cytocinèse
DeutschZytokinese
Italianocitodieresi, citochinesi
Ελληνικάκυτοκίνηση kytokínisi
Русскийцитокине́з citokinéz

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@misc{cytokinesis_2026,
  title = {cytokinesis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cytokinesis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}