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proteasome

proteasome noun: a complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.

Noun

proteasome (plural proteasomes)

  1. A complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
    Synonyms:
    prosome

Synonyms of proteasome

Forms of proteasome

pluralproteasomes
alternative formproteosome

Origin of proteasome

From protease + -some.

Words formed from proteasome

Questions about proteasome

What does proteasome mean?
Proteasome means a complex protein, found in bacterial, archeal and eukaryotic cells, that breaks down other proteins via proteolysis.
What part of speech is proteasome?
Proteasome is a noun.
What is the plural of proteasome?
The plural of proteasome is proteasomes.

Words near proteasome in the dictionary

  1. protease inhibitors
  2. proteases
  3. proteasic
  4. proteasomal
  5. proteasomally
  6. proteasome
  7. proteasomes
  8. proteasomic
  9. protecc
  10. protect
  11. protectability

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