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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMITOTIC

AMITOTIC Am `i *tot "ic, a. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to amitosis; karyostenotic; -- opposed to mitotic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

amitotic

am i tot ic |ˌāmīˈtätik, ˌamī -ˌeɪˌmaɪˈtɑdɪk | adjective Biology relating to or denoting the division of a cell nucleus into two parts by constriction without the involvement of a mitotic apparatus. DERIVATIVES am i to sis |-ˈtōsis |noun, am i tot i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

amitotic

amitotic |ˌeɪmʌɪˈtɒtɪk, ˌamʌɪ -| adjective Biology relating to or denoting the division of a cell nucleus without mitosis. DERIVATIVES amitosis noun, amitotically adverb