English
mitogen
Mitogen comes from English mitosis ‘cell division’.
- English1500–presentmitosis‘cell division’
- Englishtodaymitogen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentmitosis‘cell division’
- Englishtodaymitogen
A compound of mitosis ‘cell division’ + -gen ‘a producer of something’
Every English word from English mitosis
Today it means
noun Any substance that stimulates mitosis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English mitosis / mitogen