rhapidosomen.

Brit.

/ˈrapᵻdəsəʊm/,

/rəˈpɪdəsəʊm/, U.S.

/ˈræpədəˌsoʊm/,

/rəˈpɪdəˌsoʊm/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek ῥαπιδ- , ῥαπίς , -o- connective, -some comb. form.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ῥαπιδ-, ῥαπίς rod (see rhapis n.) + -o- connective + -some comb. form.

Microbiology.

In some bacteria and cyanophytes: a cylindrical body of unknown function, composed of proteins.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > [noun] > part of

capsule1883

conidium1925

macroconidium1930

nucleoid1938

muramic acid1957

mucopeptide1959

mesosome1960

rhapidosome1963

murein1964

peptidoglycan1966

1963 R. A. Lewin in Nature 6 Apr. 104/1 It is proposed that for the present these rod-shaped particles be called ‘rhapidosomes’.

1977 Canad. Jrnl. Microbiol. 23 1604/1 Rhapidosomes resemble bacteriophage tails.., but are often found alone, with no phage heads, coats, or other phagelike appendages.

2006 A. Sanchez-Amat in J. M. Shively Inclusions in Prokaryotes 337 The origin of rhapidosomes is controversial. Some authors consider them as normal constituents of cells.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhapidosome
释义	rhapidosomen. Brit. /ˈrapᵻdəsəʊm/, /rəˈpɪdəsəʊm/, U.S. /ˈræpədəˌsoʊm/, /rəˈpɪdəˌsoʊm/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek ῥαπιδ- , ῥαπίς , -o- connective, -some comb. form. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ῥαπιδ-, ῥαπίς rod (see rhapis n.) + -o- connective + -some comb. form. Microbiology. In some bacteria and cyanophytes: a cylindrical body of unknown function, composed of proteins. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > [noun] > part of capsule1883 conidium1925 macroconidium1930 nucleoid1938 muramic acid1957 mucopeptide1959 mesosome1960 rhapidosome1963 murein1964 peptidoglycan1966 1963 R. A. Lewin in Nature 6 Apr. 104/1 It is proposed that for the present these rod-shaped particles be called ‘rhapidosomes’. 1977 Canad. Jrnl. Microbiol. 23 1604/1 Rhapidosomes resemble bacteriophage tails.., but are often found alone, with no phage heads, coats, or other phagelike appendages. 2006 A. Sanchez-Amat in J. M. Shively Inclusions in Prokaryotes 337 The origin of rhapidosomes is controversial. Some authors consider them as normal constituents of cells. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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