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relaxosome

relaxosome noun: the complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation.

Noun

relaxosome (plural relaxosomes)

  1. The complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation

Forms of relaxosome

pluralrelaxosomes

Origin of relaxosome

From relax + -o- + -some.

Questions about relaxosome

What does relaxosome mean?
Relaxosome means the complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation.
What part of speech is relaxosome?
Relaxosome is a noun.
What is the plural of relaxosome?
The plural of relaxosome is relaxosomes.

Words near relaxosome in the dictionary

  1. relaxometry
  2. relaxor
  3. relaxorlike
  4. relaxors
  5. relaxosomal
  6. relaxosome
  7. relaxosomes
  8. relay
  9. relay cylinder
  10. relay cylinders
  11. relay race

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