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resistosome

resistosome noun: the structure presumed to confer disease resistance to a plant.

Noun

resistosome (plural resistosomes)

  1. The structure presumed to confer disease resistance to a plant

Forms of resistosome

pluralresistosomes

Origin of resistosome

From resist + -some.

Questions about resistosome

What does resistosome mean?
Resistosome means the structure presumed to confer disease resistance to a plant.
What part of speech is resistosome?
Resistosome is a noun.
What is the plural of resistosome?
The plural of resistosome is resistosomes.

Words near resistosome in the dictionary

  1. resistomycin
  2. resistor
  3. resistor ladder
  4. resistorless
  5. resistors
  6. resistosome
  7. resistosomes
  8. resistotype
  9. resistotypes
  10. resists
  11. resit

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