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mitogenicity

mitogenicity

9.9
An ability of a chemical to make cells divide
  • noun
  • /ˌmaɪtəʊdʒəˈnɪsɪti/
  • Specialized
: mitogenicidad
  • High mitogenicity can indicate that a compound promotes rapid cell division.

Examples

  • Scientists are studying the mitogenicity of various proteins to understand cancer development.

  • The mitogenicity of the growth factor was tested on cultured human cells.

  • The mitogenicity of the drug was tested in the laboratory.

  • Researchers are studying the mitogenicity of various compounds.

  • The mitogenicity of the growth factor was tested on cultured human cells.

  • Scientists are studying the mitogenicity of various proteins to understand cancer development.

  • High mitogenicity can indicate that a compound promotes rapid cell division.

Surface Forms

mitogenicity singular
mitogenicities plural

Morphology

mitogenicity = mitogenic (semi-transparent) = mitogen + ic + ity

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ity' to 'mitogenic'; the derivation is regular but the term is highly technical and may be unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Mitogenicity combines mitosis ('cell division') and the root -gen ('to make'), the same root you see in generate. So mitogenicity is the quality of 'making' cells divide, which is why scientists use it to describe a substance that stimulates cell division.