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autophagophore

autophagophore noun: the membrane apparatus in a cell responsible for autophagy.

Noun

autophagophore (plural autophagophores)

  1. The membrane apparatus in a cell responsible for autophagy

Forms of autophagophore

pluralautophagophores

Origin of autophagophore

From auto- + phagophore.

Questions about autophagophore

What does autophagophore mean?
Autophagophore means the membrane apparatus in a cell responsible for autophagy.
What part of speech is autophagophore?
Autophagophore is a noun.
What is the plural of autophagophore?
The plural of autophagophore is autophagophores.

Words near autophagophore in the dictionary

  1. autophagocytosis
  2. autophagocytotic
  3. autophagolysosomal
  4. autophagolysosome
  5. autophagolysosomes
  6. autophagophore
  7. autophagophores
  8. autophagosis
  9. autophagosomal
  10. autophagosomally
  11. autophagosome

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