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endosome

endosome noun: an endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes.

Noun

endosome (plural endosomes)

  1. An endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes

endosome meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

endosome in Tamil

உள்மூர்த்தம்

endosome in Tagalog

endocytic vacuole
looblawas

Forms of endosome

pluralendosomes

Origin of endosome

From endo- + -some.

Words formed from endosome

Questions about endosome

What does endosome mean?
Endosome means an endocytic vacuole through which molecules internalized during endocytosis pass en route to lysosomes.
What is endosome in Tamil?
Endosome in Tamil is உள்மூர்த்தம். See Endosome meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endosome?
Endosome is a noun.
What is the plural of endosome?
The plural of endosome is endosomes.

Words near endosome in the dictionary

  1. endosoma
  2. endosomal
  3. endosomally
  4. endosomatic
  5. endosomatophilia
  6. endosome
  7. endosomes
  8. endosomic
  9. endosomolysis
  10. endosomolytic
  11. endosomotropic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: endosome (page history and authors); endosome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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