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defensome

defensome noun: the collection of genes that code for proteins that are chemical stressors.

Noun

defensome (plural defensomes)

  1. The collection of genes that code for proteins that are chemical stressors

Forms of defensome

pluraldefensomes

Origin of defensome

From defense + -ome.

Questions about defensome

What does defensome mean?
Defensome means the collection of genes that code for proteins that are chemical stressors.
What part of speech is defensome?
Defensome is a noun.
What is the plural of defensome?
The plural of defensome is defensomes.

Words near defensome in the dictionary

  1. defensive zones
  2. defensively
  3. defensiveness
  4. defensivenesses
  5. defensives
  6. defensome
  7. defensomes
  8. defensor
  9. defensories
  10. defensors
  11. defensorship

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