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trogosome

trogosome noun: a membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by trogocytosis.

Noun

trogosome (plural trogosomes)

  1. A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by trogocytosis

Forms of trogosome

pluraltrogosomes

Origin of trogosome

From trogo- + -some.

Questions about trogosome

What does trogosome mean?
Trogosome means a membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by trogocytosis.
What part of speech is trogosome?
Trogosome is a noun.
What is the plural of trogosome?
The plural of trogosome is trogosomes.

Words near trogosome in the dictionary

  1. trogonid
  2. trogonids
  3. trogonophid
  4. trogonophids
  5. trogons
  6. trogosome
  7. trogosomes
  8. trogossitid
  9. trogossitids
  10. trogs
  11. trogs off

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