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spireme definition

spi·reme (spī′rēm)

noun

Biol. a thin, threadlike tangle of chromatin at the beginning of the prophase in mitosis

Etymology: Gr speirēma, a coil < speira: see spire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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