English Explanatory Dictionary

synaptonemal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Describing a protein complex that forms during meiosis.

Pronunciation

/sɪˌnæptə(ʊ)ˈniːml̩/

Word forms

synaptonemal

Etymology

From synapto- (“(cytology) synapsis”) + Ancient Greek νῆμα (nêma, “thread”) + -al.

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