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oxysome

oxysome noun: one of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and involved in ATP synthesis.

Noun

oxysome (plural oxysomes)

  1. One of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and involved in ATP synthesis.

Forms of oxysome

pluraloxysomes

Origin of oxysome

From oxy- + -some.

Questions about oxysome

What does oxysome mean?
Oxysome means one of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and involved in ATP synthesis.
What part of speech is oxysome?
Oxysome is a noun.
What is the plural of oxysome?
The plural of oxysome is oxysomes.

Words near oxysome in the dictionary

  1. oxyruncids
  2. oxysalt
  3. oxysalts
  4. oxyselenide
  5. oxyselenides
  6. oxysome
  7. oxysomes
  8. oxysophocarpine
  9. oxysteel
  10. oxysteels
  11. oxystelmine

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