spireme
spireme · spiremes
The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis,…The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)
/ˈspaɪɹiːm/
Meaning
1 senses(dated)The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)
Origin
From Ancient Greek σπείραμα (speírama, “convolution”), ultimately from σπεῖρα (speîra). PrFrom Ancient Greek σπείραμα (speírama, “convolution”), ultimately from σπεῖρα (speîra). Probably influenced by -eme.
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