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heterophagosome

heterophagosome noun: a phagosome that contains exogenous material.

Noun

heterophagosome (plural heterophagosomes)

  1. A phagosome that contains exogenous material

Forms of heterophagosome

pluralheterophagosomes

Origin of heterophagosome

From hetero- + phagosome.

Questions about heterophagosome

What does heterophagosome mean?
Heterophagosome means a phagosome that contains exogenous material.
What part of speech is heterophagosome?
Heterophagosome is a noun.
What is the plural of heterophagosome?
The plural of heterophagosome is heterophagosomes.

Words near heterophagosome in the dictionary

  1. heteropessimists
  2. heteropetalous
  3. heterophagic
  4. heterophagolysosome
  5. heterophagolysosomes
  6. heterophagosome
  7. heterophagosomes
  8. heterophagy
  9. heterophane
  10. heterophanes
  11. heterophase

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