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glyoxysome

glyoxysome noun: any of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating seeds) and also in filamentous fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis.

Noun

glyoxysome (plural glyoxysomes)

  1. Any of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating seeds) and also in filamentous fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis.

Forms of glyoxysome

pluralglyoxysomes

Questions about glyoxysome

What does glyoxysome mean?
Glyoxysome means any of various specialized peroxisomes found in plants (particularly in the fat-storage tissues of germinating seeds) and also in filamentous fungi, serving to break down fatty acids and provide enzymes to produce intermediates for the synthesis of sugars by gluconeogenesis.
What part of speech is glyoxysome?
Glyoxysome is a noun.
What is the plural of glyoxysome?
The plural of glyoxysome is glyoxysomes.

Words near glyoxysome in the dictionary

  1. glyoxyldiureide
  2. glyoxylic
  3. glyoxylic acid
  4. glyoxylin
  5. glyoxyline
  6. glyoxysome
  7. glyoxysomes
  8. glype
  9. glypes
  10. glyph
  11. glypheid

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