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exosome

/ˈɛks.oʊˌsoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
ex-o-some
IPA
/ˈɛks.oʊˌsoʊm/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation.

noun

An extracellular vesicle released from the endosomal compartment of eukaryotic cells, responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane protein.

Etymology

From exo- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

exosomes (plural)

Derived Forms

antiexosome exosomal exosomic exosomopathy

Phrases

exosome complex

Frequently Paired Words

exoprotein

Questions

How do you pronounce exosome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛks.oʊˌsoʊm/.
What does exosome mean?
An intracellular macromolecular protein complex involved in RNA degradation.
Where does exosome come from?
From exo- + -some.

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