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polysome

polysome noun: a polyribosome.

Noun

polysome (plural polysomes)

  1. a polyribosome

Forms of polysome

pluralpolysomes

Origin of polysome

From poly- + -some (“nucleic body”).

Questions about polysome

What does polysome mean?
Polysome means a polyribosome.
What part of speech is polysome?
Polysome is a noun.
What is the plural of polysome?
The plural of polysome is polysomes.

Words near polysome in the dictionary

  1. polysomal
  2. polysomally
  3. polysomatic
  4. polysomatism
  5. polysomaty
  6. polysome
  7. polysomes
  8. polysomia
  9. polysomic
  10. polysomics
  11. polysomies

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