Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemisome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemi-some
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere

Etymology

From hemi- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

hemisomes (plural)

Questions

What does hemisome mean?: A coil of DNA, surrounding a core of four histones, in a centromere
Where does hemisome come from?: From hemi- + -some.

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