AMITOSES

Noun

amitoses

plural of amitosis

Anagrams

• Samiotes, amosites, atomises, osmiates, somatise

Source: Wiktionary

AMITOSIS

Am`i*to"sis, n. [NL. See A-not, and Mitosis.] (Biol.)

Definition: Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to mitosis. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition