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centisome

centisome noun: one hundredth part of the length of a chromosome.

Noun

centisome (plural centisomes)

  1. One hundredth part of the length of a chromosome

Forms of centisome

pluralcentisomes

Origin of centisome

From centi- (“hundredth”) + -some (“(noun combining form) chromosome”).

Questions about centisome

What does centisome mean?
Centisome means one hundredth part of the length of a chromosome.
What part of speech is centisome?
Centisome is a noun.
What is the plural of centisome?
The plural of centisome is centisomes.

Words near centisome in the dictionary

  1. centipoises
  2. centiray
  3. centirays
  4. centisecond
  5. centiseconds
  6. centisome
  7. centisomes
  8. centistere
  9. centisteres
  10. centistoke
  11. centistokes

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