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carboxysome

carboxysome noun: a bacterial organelle that contains enzymes involved in carbon fixation.

Noun

carboxysome (plural carboxysomes)

  1. A bacterial organelle that contains enzymes involved in carbon fixation

Forms of carboxysome

pluralcarboxysomes

Words formed from carboxysome

Questions about carboxysome

What does carboxysome mean?
Carboxysome means a bacterial organelle that contains enzymes involved in carbon fixation.
What part of speech is carboxysome?
Carboxysome is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxysome?
The plural of carboxysome is carboxysomes.

Words near carboxysome in the dictionary

  1. carboxyphenyls
  2. carboxyprothrombin
  3. carboxyrhodamine
  4. carboxyrhodamines
  5. carboxysomal
  6. carboxysome
  7. carboxysomeless
  8. carboxysomes
  9. carboxysterol
  10. carboxysterols
  11. carboxyterminal

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