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- [kroh-muh-sohm]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈkrō-mə-ˌsōm, -ˌzōm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kroh-muh-sohm]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˈkrō-mə-ˌsōm, -ˌzōm/
Definition of non-chromosomal word
- noun non-chromosomal any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively. 1
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Origin of non-chromosomal
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; chromo- + -some3
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Parts of speech for Non-chromosomal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
non-chromosomal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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