alarmone

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noun

An intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.

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Meanings

nounalarmone (countable and uncountable, plural alarmones)

plural alarmones

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn intracellular signal molecule produced due to harsh environmental factors, and serving to regulate the gene expression at transcription level.

Origin

From alarm + -one?

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Molenaarmalarone
Cite this entry
APA

alarmone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmone

MLA

“alarmone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alarmone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alarmone.

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