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omegasome

omegasome noun: a cup-shaped protrusion from the endoplasmic reticulum that serves as a platform for autophagosome biogenesis in mammalian cells.

Noun

omegasome (plural omegasomes)

  1. A cup-shaped protrusion from the endoplasmic reticulum that serves as a platform for autophagosome biogenesis in mammalian cells.

Forms of omegasome

pluralomegasomes

Origin of omegasome

From omega + -some, from the similarity in shape to the letter omega.

Questions about omegasome

What does omegasome mean?
Omegasome means a cup-shaped protrusion from the endoplasmic reticulum that serves as a platform for autophagosome biogenesis in mammalian cells.
What part of speech is omegasome?
Omegasome is a noun.
What is the plural of omegasome?
The plural of omegasome is omegasomes.

Words near omegasome in the dictionary

  1. omegaluled
  2. omegaluling
  3. omegaluls
  4. Omegapause
  5. omegas
  6. omegasome
  7. omegasomes
  8. omegath
  9. omegatron
  10. omegatrons
  11. omegaverse

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