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cytoneme

cytoneme noun: any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins.

Noun

cytoneme (plural cytonemes)

  1. Any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins

Forms of cytoneme

pluralcytonemes

Questions about cytoneme

What does cytoneme mean?
Cytoneme means any of a group of thin projections from a cell that are used for the exchange of signalling proteins.
What part of speech is cytoneme?
Cytoneme is a noun.
What is the plural of cytoneme?
The plural of cytoneme is cytonemes.

Words near cytoneme in the dictionary

  1. cyton
  2. cytonecrosis
  3. cytonecrotic
  4. cytonecrotizing
  5. cytonemal
  6. cytoneme
  7. cytonemes
  8. cytons
  9. cytonuclear
  10. cytonucleoplasmic
  11. cytoophidia

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