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spireme

/ˈspaɪɹiːm/

spireme noun: the tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.).

Noun

spireme (plural spiremes)

  1. (dated) The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)
    Synonyms:
    skein

spireme meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

spireme in Tamil

சுருளியம்

spireme in Tagalog

tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis
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Synonyms of spireme

Forms of spireme

pluralspiremes

Origin of spireme

From Ancient Greek σπείραμα (speírama, “convolution”), ultimately from σπεῖρα (speîra). Probably influenced by -eme.

Questions about spireme

What does spireme mean?
Spireme means the tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.).
What is spireme in Tamil?
Spireme in Tamil is சுருளியம். See Spireme meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spireme?
Spireme is a noun.
How do you pronounce spireme?
Spireme is pronounced /ˈspaɪɹiːm/.
What is the plural of spireme?
The plural of spireme is spiremes.

Words near spireme in the dictionary

  1. spireless
  2. spirelet
  3. spirelets
  4. spirelike
  5. spirem
  6. spireme
  7. spiremes
  8. spirems
  9. spirendolol
  10. spirene
  11. spirenes

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