mesosome
mesosome noun: a folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
Noun
mesosome (plural mesosomes)
- A folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
Adjective
mesosome (comparative more mesosome, superlative most mesosome)
- Average-bodied; neither broad nor narrow in proportion to height or length.
Forms of mesosome
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mesosomes |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more mesosome |
| superlative | most mesosome |
Origin of mesosome
From meso- + -some.
Words formed from mesosome
Questions about mesosome
- What does mesosome mean?
- Mesosome means a folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
- What part of speech is mesosome?
- Mesosome can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of mesosome?
- The plural of mesosome is mesosomes.
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