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elongasome

elongasome noun: a form of divisome that is responsible for elongating a bacterial cell by inserting peptidoglycan into its long axis.

Noun

elongasome (plural elongasomes)

  1. A form of divisome that is responsible for elongating a bacterial cell by inserting peptidoglycan into its long axis

Forms of elongasome

pluralelongasomes

Questions about elongasome

What does elongasome mean?
Elongasome means a form of divisome that is responsible for elongating a bacterial cell by inserting peptidoglycan into its long axis.
What part of speech is elongasome?
Elongasome is a noun.
What is the plural of elongasome?
The plural of elongasome is elongasomes.

Words near elongasome in the dictionary

  1. Elon time
  2. elong
  3. Elong Elong
  4. elongase
  5. elongases
  6. elongasome
  7. elongasomes
  8. elongate
  9. elongate tigerfish
  10. elongated
  11. Elongated Muskrat

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