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xenosome

xenosome noun: a endosymbiotic bacterium of some marine protozoans.

Noun

xenosome (plural xenosomes)

  1. A endosymbiotic bacterium of some marine protozoans.
  2. Particles of debris sometimes incorporated into the shells of some testate amoebae.

Forms of xenosome

pluralxenosomes

Origin of xenosome

From xeno- + -some.

Words formed from xenosome

Questions about xenosome

What does xenosome mean?
Xenosome means a endosymbiotic bacterium of some marine protozoans.
What part of speech is xenosome?
Xenosome is a noun.
What is the plural of xenosome?
The plural of xenosome is xenosomes.

Words near xenosome in the dictionary

  1. xenosialitis
  2. xenosiderophore
  3. xenosiderophores
  4. xenosis
  5. xenosociology
  6. xenosome
  7. xenosomes
  8. xenosomic
  9. xenospecific
  10. xenospecificity
  11. xenosphere

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