Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chromatosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chro-mato-some
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structural unit of a nucleoprotein consisting of a nucleosome bound to chromatin

Etymology

From chromato- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chromato
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

chromatosomes (plural)

Derived Forms

dichromatosome monochromatosome

Questions

What does chromatosome mean?: A structural unit of a nucleoprotein consisting of a nucleosome bound to chromatin
Where does chromatosome come from?: From chromato- + -some.

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