mitotic spindle

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noun

spindle (def. 11).

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Words nearby mitotic spindle

mitogenetic, mitomycin, mitosis, mitotic figure, mitotic rate, mitotic spindle, mitoxantrone hydrochloride, mitra, mitrailleuse, mitral, mitral atresia

How to use mitotic spindle in a sentence

The polymerization of tubulin is key to the formation of the mitotic spindles that help cells divide.
A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life|Viviane Callier|January 7, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Along the way, a succession of other rapacious characters flock to the Spindle Gallery.
The Art World's Devil Wears Prada|James Reginato|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At the center of the action—and the guessing game of who inspired each character—is über-dealer Art Spindle (Danny Huston).
The Art World's Devil Wears Prada|James Reginato|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
No sooner had she picked up the spindle, than she pricked her hand with it, and fell swooning.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin|Anatole France

Behind the bride were carried the distaff and spindle, emblems of domestic life.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
A very convenient method of keeping shipping tags at hand is to slip them on a desk spindle.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
In the thick shade of a fig-tree, by a running spring, sat a blind woman unrolling the last gold and silver thread from a spindle.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
He lifted a spindle-legged table in the air and went on talking.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers

Medical definitions for mitotic spindle

mitotic spindle

The fusiform figure characteristic of a dividing cell, consisting of microtubules, some of which become attached to each chromosome at its centromere and provide the mechanism for chromosomal movement.nuclear spindle