Word: cytokinesis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cy
to
ki
ne
sis
Definition: The process in which the cytoplasm of a cell divides following the division of the nucleus.
Morphemes:
Affix: cyto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cell.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: container, receptacle
Affix: -kinesis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: movement, motion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κῑνέω
Language: grc
Decoded: kineo
Meaning: I move
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process