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glycosome

glycosome noun: a membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes.

Noun

glycosome (plural glycosomes)

  1. A membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes

Forms of glycosome

pluralglycosomes

Origin of glycosome

From glyco- + -some.

Questions about glycosome

What does glycosome mean?
Glycosome means a membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes.
What part of speech is glycosome?
Glycosome is a noun.
What is the plural of glycosome?
The plural of glycosome is glycosomes.

Words near glycosome in the dictionary

  1. glycosites
  2. glycoslated
  3. glycosoaminoglycan
  4. glycosoaminoglycans
  5. glycosomal
  6. glycosome
  7. glycosomes
  8. glycosometer
  9. glycosometers
  10. glycosphingolipid
  11. glycosphingolipidosis

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