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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMitógeno
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mee-toh-hen-oh
"El mitógeno se utilizó para inducir la división celular."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance that stimulates or induces mitosis, the process of cell division.
"The researchers used a mitogen to promote the proliferation of lymphocytes in the laboratory." - 2
Any agent that causes cells to divide and multiply.
"Certain mitogens are used in cancer research to understand tumor growth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'mitogen' is derived from the Greek roots 'mitos', meaning 'thread', and 'genes', meaning 'born of' or 'producing'. It emerged in the mid-20th century as a scientific term to describe substances that stimulate cell division, particularly in the context of immunology and cell biology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mitogen" is said worldwide
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Mitogène
Transliteration: mee-toh-zhen
"Le mitogène a été utilisé pour stimuler la division cellulaire."
Mitogen
Transliteration: mi-toh-gen
"Das Mitogen wurde verwendet, um die Zellteilung zu fördern."
Mitogeno
Transliteration: mee-toh-jeh-no
"Il mitogeno è stato utilizzato per stimolare la proliferazione cellulare."
Mitógeno
Transliteration: mee-toh-hen-oh
"El mitógeno se utilizó para inducir la división celular."
Mitógeno
Transliteration: mee-toh-zhen-o
"O mitógeno foi usado para estimular a divisão celular."
माइटोजेन
Transliteration: maitojen
"माइटोजेन का उपयोग कोशिका विभाजन को उत्तेजित करने के लिए किया गया।"
促分裂剂
Transliteration: cù fēnliè jì
"促分裂剂用于刺激细胞分裂。"
미토겐
Transliteration: mi-to-gen
"미토겐은 세포 분열을 자극하는 데 사용됩니다."
ミトジェン
Transliteration: mitojen
"ミトジェンは細胞分裂を促進するために使用されます。"
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