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pyroptosome

pyroptosome noun: a supramolecular assembly of adaptor protein dimers that mediates inflammatory cell death.

Noun

pyroptosome (plural pyroptosomes)

  1. A supramolecular assembly of adaptor protein dimers that mediates inflammatory cell death.

Forms of pyroptosome

pluralpyroptosomes

Origin of pyroptosome

From pyroptosis + -some.

Questions about pyroptosome

What does pyroptosome mean?
Pyroptosome means a supramolecular assembly of adaptor protein dimers that mediates inflammatory cell death.
What part of speech is pyroptosome?
Pyroptosome is a noun.
What is the plural of pyroptosome?
The plural of pyroptosome is pyroptosomes.

Words near pyroptosome in the dictionary

  1. pyroplastics
  2. pyropoikilocytosis
  3. pyroprobe
  4. pyroprobes
  5. pyroptosis
  6. pyroptosome
  7. pyroptosomes
  8. pyroptotic
  9. pyropus
  10. pyropuses
  11. pyroquilon

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