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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Chromosom. Equivalent to chromo- + -soom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌxroː.moːˈsoːm/
- Hyphenation: chro‧mo‧soom
Noun
chromosoom n (plural chromosomen, diminutive chromosoompje n)
- chromosome, structure in the cell nucleus containing genes
- Synonym: kernlis
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