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cytokinesis

/ˌsaɪtoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/

cytokinesis noun: the process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.

Noun

cytokinesis (usually uncountable, plural cytokineses)

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

cytokinesis meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

cytokinesis in Tamil

குழியப்பிரிவு, திசுவறைப்பிரிவு, புறைப்பிரிவு

cytokinesis in Tagalog

cellular process
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Forms of cytokinesis

pluralcytokineses

Origin of cytokinesis

From cyto- + -kinesis.

Words formed from cytokinesis

Words that rhyme with cytokinesis

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Questions about cytokinesis

What does cytokinesis mean?
Cytokinesis means the process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
What is cytokinesis in Tamil?
Cytokinesis in Tamil is குழியப்பிரிவு, திசுவறைப்பிரிவு, புறைப்பிரிவு. See Cytokinesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cytokinesis?
Cytokinesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce cytokinesis?
Cytokinesis is pronounced /ˌsaɪtoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/.
What is the plural of cytokinesis?
The plural of cytokinesis is cytokineses.

Words near cytokinesis in the dictionary

  1. cytokine storm
  2. cytokine storms
  3. cytokinemia
  4. cytokines
  5. cytokineses
  6. cytokinesis
  7. cytokinetic
  8. cytokinetics
  9. cytokinic
  10. cytokinin
  11. cytokinins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cytokinesis (page history and authors); cytokinesis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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