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primosome

primosome noun: a complex of proteins required for the initiation of bacterial DNA synthesis.

Noun

primosome (plural primosomes)

  1. A complex of proteins required for the initiation of bacterial DNA synthesis

Forms of primosome

pluralprimosomes

Origin of primosome

From Latin primus (“first”) + English -some (“nucleic unit”).

Words formed from primosome

Questions about primosome

What does primosome mean?
Primosome means a complex of proteins required for the initiation of bacterial DNA synthesis.
What part of speech is primosome?
Primosome is a noun.
What is the plural of primosome?
The plural of primosome is primosomes.

Words near primosome in the dictionary

  1. Primorje-Gorski Kotar
  2. Primorsko-goranska
  3. Primorsky Krai
  4. primos
  5. primosomal
  6. primosome
  7. primosomes
  8. primost
  9. primovaccinee
  10. primovaccinees
  11. primp

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