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calciosome

calciosome noun: a sarcoplasmic reticulum-like organelle involved in intracellular calcium-handling by non-muscle cells.

Noun

calciosome (plural calciosomes)

  1. A sarcoplasmic reticulum-like organelle involved in intracellular calcium-handling by non-muscle cells

Forms of calciosome

pluralcalciosomes

Origin of calciosome

From calcio- + -some.

Questions about calciosome

What does calciosome mean?
Calciosome means a sarcoplasmic reticulum-like organelle involved in intracellular calcium-handling by non-muscle cells.
What part of speech is calciosome?
Calciosome is a noun.
What is the plural of calciosome?
The plural of calciosome is calciosomes.

Words near calciosome in the dictionary

  1. calciolangbeinite
  2. calciomotite
  3. calciorhodochrosite
  4. calciosamarskite
  5. calciosomal
  6. calciosome
  7. calciosomes
  8. calciostat
  9. calciotantite
  10. calciotraumatic
  11. calciotrophic

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