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chromid

chromid noun: a large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.

Noun (1)

chromid (plural chromids)

  1. A large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.

Noun (2)

chromid (plural chromids)

  1. One of the Chromidae, a family of freshwater fishes abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa.

Forms of chromid

pluralchromids

Origin of chromid

Blend of chromosome + plasmid.

Questions about chromid

What does chromid mean?
Chromid means a large bacterial replicon that contains core genes outside of the main chromosome.
What part of speech is chromid?
Chromid is a noun.
What is the plural of chromid?
The plural of chromid is chromids.

Words near chromid in the dictionary

  1. chromic oxide
  2. chromicize
  3. chromicized
  4. chromicizes
  5. chromicizing
  6. chromid
  7. chromide
  8. chromides
  9. chromidia
  10. chromidial
  11. chromidium

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