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porosome

porosome noun: any of many cup-shaped structures in the cell membranes of eukaryotic cells where vesicles dock in the process of vesicle fusion and secretion.

Noun

porosome (plural porosomes)

  1. Any of many cup-shaped structures in the cell membranes of eukaryotic cells where vesicles dock in the process of vesicle fusion and secretion.

Forms of porosome

pluralporosomes

Origin of porosome

From poro- + -some.

Questions about porosome

What does porosome mean?
Porosome means any of many cup-shaped structures in the cell membranes of eukaryotic cells where vesicles dock in the process of vesicle fusion and secretion.
What part of speech is porosome?
Porosome is a noun.
What is the plural of porosome?
The plural of porosome is porosomes.

Words near porosome in the dictionary

  1. porosimetrically
  2. porosimetry
  3. porosis
  4. porosities
  5. porosity
  6. porosome
  7. porosomes
  8. porostele
  9. porosteles
  10. porotaxic
  11. porotaxy

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