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mito-

UK/mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/US/maɪ.toʊ/

mito- prefix: thread.

Prefix

mito-

  1. Thread.
    • mitoplast
  2. Mitosis.
    • mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic
  3. Used to form names of nucleotoxic agents used as antineoplastics.

Forms of mito-

alternative formmit-

Origin of mito-

# From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”). # From mitosis.

Questions about mito-

What does mito- mean?
Mito- means thread.
What part of speech is mito-?
Mito- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce mito-?
Mito- is pronounced /mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near mito- in the dictionary

  1. mitnagdim
  2. mitnaged
  3. Mitnick
  4. Mitnicks
  5. mito
  6. mito-
  7. mitoaggresome
  8. mitoaggresomes
  9. mitobiogenesis
  10. mitobronitol
  11. mitocalcin

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