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alarmone

alarmone noun: an intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.

Noun

alarmone (countable and uncountable, plural alarmones)

  1. An intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.

Forms of alarmone

pluralalarmones

Origin of alarmone

From alarm + -one?

Questions about alarmone

What does alarmone mean?
Alarmone means an intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.
What part of speech is alarmone?
Alarmone is a noun.
What is the plural of alarmone?
The plural of alarmone is alarmones.

Words near alarmone in the dictionary

  1. alarmist
  2. alarmistic
  3. alarmistically
  4. alarmists
  5. alarmless
  6. alarmone
  7. alarmones
  8. alarms
  9. Alarodian
  10. ALARP
  11. alarplasties

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