polysomal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a polysome.

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

adjectivepolysomal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a polysome.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tewh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*twoH-mn̥
  7. Proto-Hellenic*twṓmə?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*styeH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tyoH-mn̥
  10. Proto-Hellenic*styṓmə?
  11. Ancient Greekσῶμα (sôma)
  12. Englishpolysome
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishpolysomal

From polysome + -al.

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APA

polysomal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysomal

MLA

“polysomal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysomal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysomal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysomal.

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