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liposome

/ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/

liposome noun: an aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.

Noun

liposome (plural liposomes)

  1. An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
    • Albrecht applied the term "liposome" to small refractive droplets observed in freshly mounted sections of liver and other tissues.1930 September, Ben Dawes, “The Absorption of Fats and Lipoids in the Plaice (P. platessa L.)”, in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, volume 17, number 1, page 75

Forms of liposome

pluralliposomes

Origin of liposome

From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).

Words formed from liposome

Questions about liposome

What does liposome mean?
Liposome means an aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
What part of speech is liposome?
Liposome is a noun.
How do you pronounce liposome?
Liposome is pronounced /ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/.
What is the plural of liposome?
The plural of liposome is liposomes.

Words near liposome in the dictionary

  1. liposomal
  2. liposomalization
  3. liposomally
  4. liposomated
  5. liposomatic
  6. liposome
  7. liposomes
  8. liposomic
  9. liposomize
  10. liposomized
  11. Liposong

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