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mitogen

mitogen noun: any substance that stimulates mitosis.

Noun

mitogen (plural mitogens)

  1. Any substance that stimulates mitosis

Forms of mitogen

pluralmitogens

Origin of mitogen

From mitosis (“cell division”) + -gen (“a producer of something”).

Words formed from mitogen

Questions about mitogen

What does mitogen mean?
Mitogen means any substance that stimulates mitosis.
What part of speech is mitogen?
Mitogen is a noun.
What is the plural of mitogen?
The plural of mitogen is mitogens.

Words near mitogen in the dictionary

  1. mitoflash
  2. mitoflashes
  3. mitofusin
  4. mitofusins
  5. mitofusion
  6. mitogen
  7. mitogeneses
  8. mitogenesis
  9. mitogenetic
  10. mitogenetic ray
  11. mitogenetic rays

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