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acidosome

acidosome noun: a vesicle, in some protozoans, that is involved in the acidification of phagocytes.

Noun

acidosome (plural acidosomes)

  1. A vesicle, in some protozoans, that is involved in the acidification of phagocytes.

Forms of acidosome

pluralacidosomes

Origin of acidosome

From acido- + -some.

Questions about acidosome

What does acidosome mean?
Acidosome means a vesicle, in some protozoans, that is involved in the acidification of phagocytes.
What part of speech is acidosome?
Acidosome is a noun.
What is the plural of acidosome?
The plural of acidosome is acidosomes.

Words near acidosome in the dictionary

  1. acidoproteolyte
  2. acidoproteolytes
  3. acidoproteolytic
  4. acidoses
  5. acidosis
  6. acidosome
  7. acidosomes
  8. acidostability
  9. acidostabilization
  10. acidostable
  11. acidosteophyte

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