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microsome
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun microsome has 1 sense
- microsome(n = noun.body) Array - a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA; Array is a part of cytol, cytoplasm
is a kind of granule
Derived form adjective microsomal1
CIDE DICTIONARY
microsome, n.
a tiny granule in the cytoplasm of a cell; it consists of ribosomes bound to fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
microsome, n. Biol. a small particle of organelle fragments obtained by centrifugation of homogenized cells.
Etymology
MICRO- + -SOME(3)
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