Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minichromosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
minichro-mo-some
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure, resembling chromatin, formed from the DNA of a virus and histones from the host.

Etymology

Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English chromosome English minichromosome From mini- + chromosome.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does minichromosome mean?
A structure, resembling chromatin, formed from the DNA of a virus and histones from the host.
Where does minichromosome come from?
Etymology tree Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- English chromosome English minichromosome From mini- + chromosome.

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