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silicasome

silicasome noun: a tiny container, made from silica, used for drug-delivery in chemotherapy.

Noun

silicasome (plural silicasomes)

  1. A tiny container, made from silica, used for drug-delivery in chemotherapy

Forms of silicasome

pluralsilicasomes

Origin of silicasome

From silica + -some.

Questions about silicasome

What does silicasome mean?
Silicasome means a tiny container, made from silica, used for drug-delivery in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is silicasome?
Silicasome is a noun.
What is the plural of silicasome?
The plural of silicasome is silicasomes.

Words near silicasome in the dictionary

  1. silicalite
  2. silicalites
  3. silicane
  4. silicanes
  5. silicas
  6. silicasome
  7. silicasomes
  8. silicate
  9. silicate planet
  10. silicate planets
  11. silicated

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