spireme

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spireme

/ˈspaɪɹiːm/

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From Ancient Greek σπείραμα (speírama, “convolution”), ultimately from σπεῖρα (speîra). Probably influenced by -eme.

noun spiremes

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.)
Similar: skein

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@misc{spireme_2026,
  title = {spireme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spireme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}