Standard Lemma guide

mito-

prefix · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/
  • General-American: /maɪ.toʊ/
  • General-American: /maɪ.tə/

1

prefix

Meaning 1

Thread.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • mitoplast

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prefix

Meaning 2

Mitosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

prefix

Meaning 3

Used to form names of nucleotoxic agents used as antineoplastics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos)der. English mito- # From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”). # From mitosis.