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plastoglobule

plastoglobule noun: a globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.

Noun

plastoglobule (plural plastoglobules)

  1. A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.

Forms of plastoglobule

pluralplastoglobules

Origin of plastoglobule

From plasto- + globule.

Questions about plastoglobule

What does plastoglobule mean?
Plastoglobule means a globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.
What part of speech is plastoglobule?
Plastoglobule is a noun.
What is the plural of plastoglobule?
The plural of plastoglobule is plastoglobules.

Words near plastoglobule in the dictionary

  1. plastogamic
  2. plastogamy
  3. plastogene
  4. plastogenes
  5. plastogenetic
  6. plastoglobule
  7. plastoglobules
  8. plastoglobuli
  9. plastoglobulin
  10. plastoglobulins
  11. plastoglobulus

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