episomal

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adjective

Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English episome ← Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma) →
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Meanings

adjectiveepisomal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyPertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  6. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  7. Englishepi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  13. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  14. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  15. Englishepisome
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishepisomal

From episome + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

malpoisesemiopal
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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