Synonyms & related words for mitosis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mitosis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to mitosis

Explore words related to mitosis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mitotically, karyokinesis, mitotic, prophase, cytokinesis, meiosis, telophase, anaphase. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does mitosis come from?

The word mitosis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: mit-, from Greek mitos (“thread”); and -osis, from Greek osis (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.