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mechanosome

mechanosome noun: a hypothetical structure, in cells, responsible for mechanotransduction.

Noun

mechanosome (plural mechanosomes)

  1. A hypothetical structure, in cells, responsible for mechanotransduction

Forms of mechanosome

pluralmechanosomes

Origin of mechanosome

From mechano- + -some.

Questions about mechanosome

What does mechanosome mean?
Mechanosome means a hypothetical structure, in cells, responsible for mechanotransduction.
What part of speech is mechanosome?
Mechanosome is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanosome?
The plural of mechanosome is mechanosomes.

Words near mechanosome in the dictionary

  1. mechanosensory
  2. mechanosignal
  3. mechanosignaling
  4. mechanosignalling
  5. mechanosignals
  6. mechanosome
  7. mechanosomes
  8. mechanostabilities
  9. mechanostability
  10. mechanostable
  11. mechanostat

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