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telosome

telosome noun: a nuclear telomere cap complex that is formed by the association of telomeric proteins.

Noun

telosome (plural telosomes)

  1. A nuclear telomere cap complex that is formed by the association of telomeric proteins.

Forms of telosome

pluraltelosomes

Origin of telosome

From telo- + -some.

Questions about telosome

What does telosome mean?
Telosome means a nuclear telomere cap complex that is formed by the association of telomeric proteins.
What part of speech is telosome?
Telosome is a noun.
What is the plural of telosome?
The plural of telosome is telosomes.

Words near telosome in the dictionary

  1. teloschistacean
  2. teloschistaceous
  3. teloschistin
  4. teloses
  5. telosmoside
  6. telosome
  7. telosomes
  8. telosomic
  9. telosomics
  10. telostegostom
  11. telostegostomatal

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