mitosis
— Noun
– English
~ cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
mitotic
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or undergoing mitosis
Mitra
— Noun
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~ Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth
mitral
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or located in or near the mitral valve; "mitral insufficiency"
mitral
— Adjective
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~ relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
mitre
— Noun
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~ joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
mitre joint
— Noun
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~ joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
mitre
— Noun
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~ a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
mitre box
— Noun
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~ hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints
mitre
— Noun
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~ the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"
mitrewort
— Noun
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~ any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter
Mitrula elegans
— Noun
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~ a discomycete that is 3-8 cm high with an orange to yellow fertile portion and white or pinkish stalks often half in and half out of the water
Makaira mitsukurii
— Noun
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~ Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes
mitsvah
— Noun
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~ (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
mitsvah
— Noun
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~ (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
mitt
— Noun
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~ the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
mitt
— Noun
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~ the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
mittelschmerz
— Noun
– English
~ pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle)
mitten
— Noun
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~ glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together
mitterrand
— Noun
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~ French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996)