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cytokinesis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌsaɪtoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/
  • rhymes with -iːsɪs

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organic process, biological process

History

Etymology

From cyto- + -kinesis.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: citoquinesi — cellular process
  • Chinese Mandarin: 細胞質變動 /细胞质变动 (xìbāozhì biàndòng) — cellular process
  • Finnish: solunjakautuminen — cellular process
  • French: cytokinèse — cellular process
  • French: cytocinèse — cellular process
  • Galician: citocinese — cellular process
  • German: Zytokinese — cellular process
  • Greek: κυτοκίνηση (kytokínisi) — cellular process
  • Italian: citodieresi — cellular process
  • Italian: citochinesi — cellular process
  • Japanese: 細胞質分裂 (saibō shitsu-bunretsu) — cellular process
  • Polish: cytokineza — cellular process
  • Portuguese: citocinese — cellular process
  • Russian: цитокине́з (citokinéz) — cellular process
  • Spanish: citocinesis — cellular process
  • Tagalog: silidkilos — cellular process