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macropinosome

macropinosome noun: a large vesicle filled with extracellular fluid and formed through macropinocytosis.

Noun

macropinosome (plural macropinosomes)

  1. A large vesicle filled with extracellular fluid and formed through macropinocytosis

Forms of macropinosome

pluralmacropinosomes

Origin of macropinosome

From macro- + pinosome.

Words formed from macropinosome

Questions about macropinosome

What does macropinosome mean?
Macropinosome means a large vesicle filled with extracellular fluid and formed through macropinocytosis.
What part of speech is macropinosome?
Macropinosome is a noun.
What is the plural of macropinosome?
The plural of macropinosome is macropinosomes.

Words near macropinosome in the dictionary

  1. macropinocytosed
  2. macropinocytoses
  3. macropinocytosis
  4. macropinocytotic
  5. macropinosomal
  6. macropinosome
  7. macropinosomes
  8. macropipette
  9. macropipettes
  10. macropixel
  11. macropixels

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