Definitions for exons

exons ex·on

Spelling: [ek-son]
IPA: /ˈɛk sɒn/

Exons is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in exons (enosx).

Definitions for exons

noun

  1. (in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
  2. any portion of an interrupted gene that is represented in the RNA product and is translated into protein.

Origin of exons

1645-55; earlier exant, for French exempt (spelling altered to show French pronunciation)

Examples for exons

exon, eks′on, n. one of the four officers of the yeomen of the Royal Guard.

He soon returned, accompanied by an exon of the short robe, named Larchier.

exon librum istum cum pari suo, in festo Annuntiationis Dominice.

I do not believe that there could be found under heaven another man like this exon.

Anno Domini 166, the deane of exon dyed, and then it was his right to step-in next to the deanry.

The exon looked all round the room; he knew every one of the magistrates; the accused were sitting right in front of him.

Agate's chief tract was entitled Plain Truth, and is in three parts, exon, 1708.

We have not seen dominicum used as a substantive; but in the exon.

But, it will be seen, the 'tenuit' of Domesday is equated by the 'emit' of the exon book.

Word Value for exons
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Words with friends

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