azotosome
azotosome noun: a theoretical nitrogen-based counterpart to liposome structures composed of acrylonitrile self-assembled membrane in a liquid methane bath.
Noun
azotosome (plural azotosomes)
- A theoretical nitrogen-based counterpart to liposome structures composed of acrylonitrile self-assembled membrane in a liquid methane bath
- This procedure is necessary because of the azotosomes’ high barriers to decomposition.2015 February 27, James Stevenson, Jonathan Lunine, Paulette Clancy, “Membrane alternatives in worlds without oxygen: Creation of an azotosome”, in Science Advances
- Furthermore, Stevenson et al. [51] recently suggested membranes composed of small organic nitrogen compounds, azotosomes that would be capable of forming and functioning in liquid methane at cryogenic temperatures.2015 July 17, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Alexander Schulze-Makuch, Joop M. Houtkooper, “The Physical, Chemical and Physiological Limits of Life”, in Life, volume 5, number 3, pages 1472–86
Forms of azotosome
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Origin of azotosome
From azote (“nitrogen”) + -o- + -some (“body”), from French azote (“nitrogen”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”), a "nitrogen body", formed by analogy with liposome.
Questions about azotosome
- What does azotosome mean?
- Azotosome means a theoretical nitrogen-based counterpart to liposome structures composed of acrylonitrile self-assembled membrane in a liquid methane bath.
- What part of speech is azotosome?
- Azotosome is a noun.
- What is the plural of azotosome?
- The plural of azotosome is azotosomes.
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