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cytosomes

cytosomes is the plural of cytosome.

Meaning of cytosome

Noun

cytosome (plural cytosomes)

  1. (uncountable) The cytoplasm within a cell; the cell outside of the nucleus.
    • The fundamental component of the protozoan body is the protoplasm which is without exception differentiated into the nucleus and the cytosome.1946, Richard Roksabro Kudo, Protozoology, page 33
    Synonyms:
    cytoplasm
  2. (countable) A type of cellular organelle which is enclosed by a membrane.
    • Moreover, calcium is concentrated in cytosomes, specific membrane-coated vesicles, which are also known as 'tannin vesicles'.1994, R. E. Kendrick, G. H. M. Kronenberg, Photomorphogenesis in Plants, page 725
    Synonyms:
    multilamellar body

Questions about cytosomes

What is cytosomes the plural of?
Cytosomes is the plural of cytosome.

Words near cytosomes in the dictionary

  1. cytosolical
  2. cytosolically
  3. cytosols
  4. cytosomal
  5. cytosome
  6. cytosomes
  7. cytosorting
  8. cytospecies
  9. cytospin
  10. cytospinner
  11. cytospinners

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