osztódó

Osztódó is a Hungarian adjective meaning “dividing” or “in the act of dividing.” It comes from the verb osztódik, which means to divide or to reproduce by division, and from the noun osztódás, division or cell division. The term is primarily used in scientific contexts, especially in biology.

In biology, osztódó describes cells, organisms, or processes that are undergoing division. A dividing cell is referred to as an osztódó sejt, indicating that the cell is in the phase of division, which can involve different mechanisms such as mitosis or meiosis. The general process is called osztódás. In prokaryotes, division is typically described as binary fission (bináris osztódás), while in eukaryotes the division types are mitózis and meiózis.

The word is generally used in technical or academic language and is less common in everyday speech outside scientific discussion. It can also appear in descriptions of reproductive strategies, for example describing organisms that reproduce by fission as displaying osztódó behavior or characteristics, though more precise terminology is often preferred in such contexts.

Etymologically, osztódó is the participial form derived from osztódik, linked to the noun osztódás, which denotes the act or process of division. In scientific Hungarian, the related terms mitózis, meiózis, and osztódás provide the standard references for specific modes of division and reproduction.