exon
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exon¹
Where it comes from
Apparently an attempt to express the pronunciation of French exempt.
noun exons
- An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
exon²
- /ˈɛksɑn/ US
Where it comes from
Combination of the prefix ex of the term expressed (region) and the term intron.
noun exons
- A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule.
Exon³
Where it comes from
Clipping of Medieval Latin Exonia (or perhaps its adjective form Exoniensis), the Latin name for Exeter which appears in the Liber Exoniensis (1086), + -an. See also Exonian.
proper noun Exons
- A surname
Translations
Talk about this word "exon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exon "exon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exon.Cite this
@misc{exon_2026,
title = {exon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
