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tannosome

tannosome noun: a kind of organelle found in vascular plants, formed when the chloroplast membrane forms pockets filled with tannin.

Noun

tannosome (plural tannosomes)

  1. A kind of organelle found in vascular plants, formed when the chloroplast membrane forms pockets filled with tannin.

Forms of tannosome

pluraltannosomes

Origin of tannosome

By surface analysis, tanno- + -some.

Questions about tannosome

What does tannosome mean?
Tannosome means a kind of organelle found in vascular plants, formed when the chloroplast membrane forms pockets filled with tannin.
What part of speech is tannosome?
Tannosome is a noun.
What is the plural of tannosome?
The plural of tannosome is tannosomes.

Words near tannosome in the dictionary

  1. tannoid
  2. tannoids
  3. tannometer
  4. tannometers
  5. tannosal
  6. tannosome
  7. tannosomes
  8. tannour
  9. tannours
  10. tannoy
  11. tannoyed

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