episome

1. 1.

   DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)

   Broaderdeoxyribonucleic acid

Other forms of episome

plural

episomes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about episome

What does episome mean?

episome means "DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)".

How many syllables are in episome?

episome has 3 syllables: e-pi-some. The stress falls on "e".

Is episome a common word?

episome is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.