divisome

D2I1V4I1S1O1M3E1

noun

A contractile ring of polypeptides involved in bacterial cell division

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundivisome (plural divisomes)

plural divisomes

  1. A contractile ring of polypeptides involved in bacterial cell division

Origin

From division + -ome.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: divisome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.