axoplaxome

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noun

a cytoskeletal plate attached to an acrosome of spermatids

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nounaxoplaxome (plural axoplaxomes)

plural axoplaxomes

  1. biologya cytoskeletal plate attached to an acrosome of spermatids

Origin

From axo- + Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “flat”) + -some, analogously to acroplaxome, see there for more.

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APA

axoplaxome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axoplaxome

MLA

“axoplaxome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axoplaxome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “axoplaxome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/axoplaxome.

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