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segrosome

segrosome noun: a protein complex that functions during the segregation of plasmids or chromosomes during bacterial cell division.

Noun

segrosome (plural segrosomes)

  1. A protein complex that functions during the segregation of plasmids or chromosomes during bacterial cell division

Forms of segrosome

pluralsegrosomes

Origin of segrosome

From segregation -o- + -some.

Questions about segrosome

What does segrosome mean?
Segrosome means a protein complex that functions during the segregation of plasmids or chromosomes during bacterial cell division.
What part of speech is segrosome?
Segrosome is a noun.
What is the plural of segrosome?
The plural of segrosome is segrosomes.

Words near segrosome in the dictionary

  1. segregators
  2. segregee
  3. segregees
  4. Segrest
  5. Segrests
  6. segrosome
  7. segrosomes
  8. Segré
  9. segs
  10. Segu
  11. segue

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