rhapidosome
/ˈrapɪdəsəʊm/ /rəˈpɪdəsəʊm/Microbiology
noun
In some bacteria and cyanophytes: a cylindrical body of unknown function, composed of proteins.
Origin
1960s. From Byzantine Greek ῥαπιδ-, ῥαπίς rod + -o- + -some.
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