mitogen

mitogen
mitogenic /muy'teuh jen"ik/, adj.
/muy"teuh jeuhn, -jen'/, n. Biol.
any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
[1950-55; MITO(SIS) + -GEN]

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