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Is mitosis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word mitosis is a Scrabble US word. The word mitosis is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

M3I1T1O1S1I1S1

Is mitosis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word mitosis is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

M3I1T1O1S1I1S1

Is mitosis a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word mitosis is a Words With Friends word. The word mitosis is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1T1O1S1I1S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

MITOSIS,

6-letter words (2 found)

MIOSIS,MOISTS,

5-letter words (11 found)

MISOS,MISTS,MITIS,MOIST,MOITS,MOSTS,MOTIS,OMITS,SIMIS,SMITS,STIMS,

4-letter words (22 found)

ISIT,ISMS,ISOS,MISO,MISS,MIST,MOIT,MOSS,MOST,MOTI,MOTS,OMIT,SIMI,SIMS,SIST,SITS,SMIT,SOMS,SOTS,STIM,TOMS,TOSS,

3-letter words (18 found)

IOS,ISM,ISO,ITS,MIS,MOI,MOS,MOT,OIS,OMS,SIM,SIS,SIT,SOM,SOS,SOT,TIS,TOM,

2-letter words (13 found)

IO,IS,IT,MI,MO,OI,OM,OS,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 67 words from mitosis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of mitosis

mitosis

Etymology

From German Mitose, from Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread”) + -osis, probably in reference to the thread-like chromatin seen during mitosis.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /maɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /maɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪs

Noun

mitosis (countable and uncountable, plural mitoses)

  1. (cytology) The division of a cell nucleus in which the genome is copied and separated into two identical halves. It is normally followed by cell division.

Synonyms

  • karyokinesis
  • karyomitosis

Meronyms

  • prophase
  • metaphase
  • anaphase
  • telophase

Derived terms

  • mitotic
  • mitotically
  • transmitosis

Translations

See also

  • meiosis

Anagrams

  • isotims

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈtosis/ [miˈt̪o.sis]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: mi‧to‧sis

Noun

mitosis f (plural mitosis)

  1. (cytology) mitosis

Further reading

  • “mitosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org