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carbonosome

carbonosome noun: any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules).

Noun

carbonosome (plural carbonosomes)

  1. Any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules)

Forms of carbonosome

pluralcarbonosomes

Origin of carbonosome

From carbon + -o- + -some.

Questions about carbonosome

What does carbonosome mean?
Carbonosome means any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules).
What part of speech is carbonosome?
Carbonosome is a noun.
What is the plural of carbonosome?
The plural of carbonosome is carbonosomes.

Words near carbonosome in the dictionary

  1. Carbonneau
  2. Carbonneaus
  3. carbonohydrazide
  4. carbonometer
  5. carbonometers
  6. carbonosome
  7. carbonosomes
  8. carbonothioate
  9. carbonothioates
  10. carbonothioyl
  11. carbonous

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