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decaheme

decaheme noun: a structure, on the surface of a bacterial cell, that mediates electron transport.

Noun

decaheme (plural decahemes)

  1. A structure, on the surface of a bacterial cell, that mediates electron transport

Forms of decaheme

pluraldecahemes

Origin of decaheme

From deca- + heme.

Questions about decaheme

What does decaheme mean?
Decaheme means a structure, on the surface of a bacterial cell, that mediates electron transport.
What part of speech is decaheme?
Decaheme is a noun.
What is the plural of decaheme?
The plural of decaheme is decahemes.

Words near decaheme in the dictionary

  1. decagynous
  2. decahedra
  3. decahedral
  4. decahedron
  5. decahedrons
  6. decaheme
  7. decahemes
  8. decahistidine
  9. decahydrate
  10. decahydrated
  11. decahydrates

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