Cytokinetic refers to the process of cell division, which involves cytokinesis, the division of cytoplasm in the cell. Synonyms for cytokinetic include cell division, mitosis, meiosis, binary fission, and cleavage. Cell division is the process by which two daughter cells are formed from a single parent cell, while mitosis is a type of cell division that results in the formation of two identical daughter cells. Meiosis, on the other hand, is the process of cell division that occurs in sexual reproduction, resulting in the formation of four haploid cells. Binary fission is the asexual mode of cell division in bacteria, protists, and other unicellular organisms, while cleavage refers to the division of cells during embryonic development.