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receptosome

receptosome noun: a cytoplasmic vesicle formed when a clathrin coating is removed.

Noun

receptosome (plural receptosomes)

  1. A cytoplasmic vesicle formed when a clathrin coating is removed

Forms of receptosome

pluralreceptosomes

Questions about receptosome

What does receptosome mean?
Receptosome means a cytoplasmic vesicle formed when a clathrin coating is removed.
What part of speech is receptosome?
Receptosome is a noun.
What is the plural of receptosome?
The plural of receptosome is receptosomes.

Words near receptosome in the dictionary

  1. receptorless
  2. receptorome
  3. receptoromes
  4. receptors
  5. receptory
  6. receptosome
  7. receptosomes
  8. recepts
  9. receptual
  10. receptually
  11. recercellé

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