nucleosome
noun
nucleosome is spelled N-U-C-L-E-O-S-O-M-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nucleosome means “Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nucleosome is nucleosomes.
How many letters and syllables are in nucleosome?
| Letters | 10: N-U-C-L-E-O-S-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nucleosome?
Nucleosome appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nucleosome
- nucleosomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nucleosome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the subunits that repeat in chromatin; a coil of DNA surrounding a core of eight histones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nucleosome in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense repeating subunit in chromatin:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nucléosome |
| German | Nukleosom |
| Spanish | nucleosoma |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nucleosome come from?
From nucleo- + -some, and to evoke the older name nu body. Coined by P. Oudet et al. in 1975 (see quotation below).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).