spireme
noun/ˈspaɪɹiːm/
Etymology From Ancient Greek σπείραμα (speírama, “convolution”), ultimately from σπεῖρα (speîra). Probably influenced by -eme.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Cytology, Medicine, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Dated The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.)