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pericentrosome

pericentrosome noun: the pericentrosomal area of a chromosome.

Noun

pericentrosome (plural pericentrosomes)

  1. The pericentrosomal area of a chromosome

Forms of pericentrosome

pluralpericentrosomes

Origin of pericentrosome

From peri- + centrosome.

Questions about pericentrosome

What does pericentrosome mean?
Pericentrosome means the pericentrosomal area of a chromosome.
What part of speech is pericentrosome?
Pericentrosome is a noun.
What is the plural of pericentrosome?
The plural of pericentrosome is pericentrosomes.

Words near pericentrosome in the dictionary

  1. pericentromeres
  2. pericentromeric
  3. pericentromerically
  4. pericentromic
  5. pericentrosomal
  6. pericentrosome
  7. pericentrosomes
  8. pericerebral
  9. Perich
  10. perichaete
  11. perichaetes

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