mito-
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- mit- (before a vowel)
Etymology[edit]
- From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”).
- From mitosis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /maɪ.toʊ/, /maɪ.tə/
Prefix[edit]
mito-
- Thread.
- mitoplast
- (biology) Mitosis.
- mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic
- (pharmacology) Used to form names of nucleotoxic agents used as antineoplastics.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “mit-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018