mitogen

[ mahy-tuh-juhn, -jen ]

/ ˈmaɪ tə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

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noun Biology.

any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.

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Origin of mitogen

First recorded in 1950–55; mito(sis) + -gen

OTHER WORDS FROM mitogen

mi·to·gen·ic

[mahy-tuh-jen-ik], /ˌmaɪ təˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby mitogen

Mito, mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA, mitochondrial Eve, mitochondrion, mitogen, mitosis, mitotic spindle, mitra, mitrailleuse, mitral

British Dictionary definitions for mitogen

mitogen

/ (ˈmaɪtədʒən) /

noun

any agent that induces mitosis

Derived forms of mitogen

mitogenic (ˌmaɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

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