SPIREME


Meaning of SPIREME in English

ˈspīˌrēm noun

also spi·rem -rem

( -s )

Etymology: German spirem, from Greek speirēma, speirama coil, fr speira coil, twist — more at spire

: a continuous thread observed in fixed preparations of cells in the prophase of mitosis that gives the appearance of being a strand of chromatin but is generally held to be an observational or technical artifact — compare chromosome

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