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cellulosome

cellulosome noun: a complex of enzymes that degrade the polysaccharide surface of cells and mediate cell attachment.

Noun

cellulosome (plural cellulosomes)

  1. A complex of enzymes that degrade the polysaccharide surface of cells and mediate cell attachment

Forms of cellulosome

pluralcellulosomes

Words formed from cellulosome

Questions about cellulosome

What does cellulosome mean?
Cellulosome means a complex of enzymes that degrade the polysaccharide surface of cells and mediate cell attachment.
What part of speech is cellulosome?
Cellulosome is a noun.
What is the plural of cellulosome?
The plural of cellulosome is cellulosomes.

Words near cellulosome in the dictionary

  1. cellulosic
  2. cellulosics
  3. cellulosine
  4. cellulosines
  5. cellulosomal
  6. cellulosome
  7. cellulosomes
  8. cellulosomic
  9. cellulosomics
  10. cellulotrophic
  11. cellulotrophy

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