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degradosome

degradosome noun: a multi-protein complex, present in most bacteria, that is involved in the degradation of mRNA.

Noun

degradosome (plural degradosomes)

  1. A multi-protein complex, present in most bacteria, that is involved in the degradation of mRNA

Forms of degradosome

pluraldegradosomes

Origin of degradosome

From degrade + -o- + -some.

Questions about degradosome

What does degradosome mean?
Degradosome means a multi-protein complex, present in most bacteria, that is involved in the degradation of mRNA.
What part of speech is degradosome?
Degradosome is a noun.
What is the plural of degradosome?
The plural of degradosome is degradosomes.

Words near degradosome in the dictionary

  1. degradings
  2. degradome
  3. degradomes
  4. degradomic
  5. degradomics
  6. degradosome
  7. degradosomes
  8. degrammaticalisation
  9. degrammaticalisations
  10. degrammaticalise
  11. degrammaticalised

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