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apoptosome

apoptosome noun: a large ternary protein structure formed in the process of apoptosis.

Noun

apoptosome (plural apoptosomes)

  1. A large ternary protein structure formed in the process of apoptosis.

Forms of apoptosome

pluralapoptosomes

Origin of apoptosome

By surface analysis, apoptosis (“cell death”) + -some (“body, mass”).

Words formed from apoptosome

Questions about apoptosome

What does apoptosome mean?
Apoptosome means a large ternary protein structure formed in the process of apoptosis.
What part of speech is apoptosome?
Apoptosome is a noun.
What is the plural of apoptosome?
The plural of apoptosome is apoptosomes.

Words near apoptosome in the dictionary

  1. apoptosed
  2. apoptoses
  3. apoptosing
  4. apoptosis
  5. apoptosomal
  6. apoptosome
  7. apoptosomes
  8. apoptotic
  9. apoptotically
  10. apoptozole
  11. apopylar

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