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eisosome

eisosome noun: an assembly of protein in a plasma membrane at which endocytosis occurs.

Noun

eisosome (plural eisosomes)

  1. An assembly of protein in a plasma membrane at which endocytosis occurs

Forms of eisosome

pluraleisosomes

Origin of eisosome

From Ancient Greek εἴσω (eísō, “into”) + -some.

Words formed from eisosome

Questions about eisosome

What does eisosome mean?
Eisosome means an assembly of protein in a plasma membrane at which endocytosis occurs.
What part of speech is eisosome?
Eisosome is a noun.
What is the plural of eisosome?
The plural of eisosome is eisosomes.

Words near eisosome in the dictionary

  1. Eisners
  2. Eisodia
  3. eisodic
  4. eisoptrophobia
  5. eisosomal
  6. eisosome
  7. eisosomes
  8. eisteddfod
  9. eisteddfodau
  10. eisteddfodic
  11. eisteddfods

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