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heterolysosome

heterolysosome noun: any structure consisting of a lysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle.

Noun

heterolysosome (plural heterolysosomes)

  1. Any structure consisting of a lysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle

Forms of heterolysosome

pluralheterolysosomes

Origin of heterolysosome

From hetero- + lysosome.

Questions about heterolysosome

What does heterolysosome mean?
Heterolysosome means any structure consisting of a lysosome fused with another intracellular vesicle.
What part of speech is heterolysosome?
Heterolysosome is a noun.
What is the plural of heterolysosome?
The plural of heterolysosome is heterolysosomes.

Words near heterolysosome in the dictionary

  1. heterology
  2. heterolyses
  3. heterolysin
  4. heterolysins
  5. heterolysis
  6. heterolysosome
  7. heterolysosomes
  8. heterolytic
  9. heterolytically
  10. heterolyze
  11. heteromacromolecule

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