mito-

English

Alternative forms

• mit- (before a vowel)

Etymology

1. From Ancient Greek μίτος (mítos, “thread of the warp”).
2. From mitosis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mʌɪ.tə(ʊ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /maɪ.toʊ/, /maɪ.tə/

Prefix

mito-

1. Thread.

   mitoplast

2. (biology) Mitosis.

   mitoclastic, mitodepressive, mitogenetic

3. (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^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams

• omit