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spectrosome

spectrosome noun: a spherical cytoskeletal organelle found in the germ cells of fruit flies.

Noun

spectrosome (plural spectrosomes)

  1. A spherical cytoskeletal organelle found in the germ cells of fruit flies

Forms of spectrosome

pluralspectrosomes

Origin of spectrosome

From spectro- + -some.

Questions about spectrosome

What does spectrosome mean?
Spectrosome means a spherical cytoskeletal organelle found in the germ cells of fruit flies.
What part of speech is spectrosome?
Spectrosome is a noun.
What is the plural of spectrosome?
The plural of spectrosome is spectrosomes.

Words near spectrosome in the dictionary

  1. spectroscopies
  2. spectroscopist
  3. spectroscopists
  4. spectroscopy
  5. spectrosomal
  6. spectrosome
  7. spectrosomes
  8. spectrospatial
  9. spectrotemporal
  10. spectrotemporally
  11. spectrotron

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