mito-
English
Alternative forms
- mit- (before a vowel)
Etymology
- From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”).
- From mitosis.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /maɪ.toʊ/, /maɪ.tə/
Prefix
mito-
- Thread.
- mitoplast
- (biology) Mitosis.
- mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic
- (pharmacology) Used to form names of nucleotoxic agents used as antineoplastics.
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with mito-
References
- “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, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018
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