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hebbosome

hebbosome noun: a multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity into biological changes within the cell (neurone).

Noun

hebbosome (plural hebbosomes)

  1. A multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity into biological changes within the cell (neurone).

Forms of hebbosome

pluralhebbosomes

Origin of hebbosome

From Hebb + -o- + -some; named after Donald Hebb by Professor Seth Grant.

Questions about hebbosome

What does hebbosome mean?
Hebbosome means a multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity into biological changes within the cell (neurone).
What part of speech is hebbosome?
Hebbosome is a noun.
What is the plural of hebbosome?
The plural of hebbosome is hebbosomes.

Words near hebbosome in the dictionary

  1. Hebberd
  2. Hebbian
  3. Hebblethwaite
  4. Hebblethwaites
  5. Hebborn
  6. hebbosome
  7. hebbosomes
  8. Hebbron
  9. Hebbronville
  10. Hebburn
  11. Hebbville

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