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kinetoplast

noun
ki·​net·​o·​plast | \ kə-ˈne-tə-ˌplast How to pronounce kinetoplast (audio) , kī-\

Definition of kinetoplast

: a DNA-containing organelle especially of trypanosomes usually found in an elongated mitochondrian located adjacent to the basal body

First Known Use of kinetoplast

1925, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kinetoplast

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kinetoplast

noun
ki·​neto·​plast | \ kə-ˈnet-ə-ˌplast How to pronounce kinetoplast (audio) , kī- How to pronounce kinetoplast (audio) \

Medical Definition of kinetoplast

: an extranuclear DNA-containing organelle of kinetoplastid protozoans that is usually found in an elongated mitochondrion located adjacent to the basal body

Other Words from kinetoplast

kinetoplastic \ -​ˌnet-​ə-​ˈplas-​tik How to pronounce kinetoplastic (audio) \ adjective
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