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retrosome

retrosome noun: an organelle containing retrotransposons.

Noun

retrosome (plural retrosomes)

  1. An organelle containing retrotransposons

Forms of retrosome

pluralretrosomes

Origin of retrosome

From retro- + -some.

Questions about retrosome

What does retrosome mean?
Retrosome means an organelle containing retrotransposons.
What part of speech is retrosome?
Retrosome is a noun.
What is the plural of retrosome?
The plural of retrosome is retrosomes.

Words near retrosome in the dictionary

  1. retroshade
  2. retrosigmoid
  3. retrosigmoidal
  4. retroslop
  5. retrosnub
  6. retrosome
  7. retrosomes
  8. retrospect
  9. retrospected
  10. retrospectical
  11. retrospecting

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