relaxosome

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noun

The complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation

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Meanings

nounrelaxosome (plural relaxosomes)

plural relaxosomes

  1. biochemistryThe complex of proteins, including relaxase, that facilitate plasmids during bacterial conjugation

Origin

From relax + -o- + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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