noun
Meaning 1
A vesicle formed as an artifact of cell disruption
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
microsome
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪk.ɹə.səʊm/
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US: /ˈmaɪk.ɹə.soʊm/
noun
Meaning 2
a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: granule
History
Etymology
From micro- + -some.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 微粒體 /微粒体 (wéi lì tǐ) — Translations
- Hindi: अणुकाय (aṇukāy) — Translations
- Italian: microsoma — Translations
- Spanish: microsoma — Translations
- Tagalog: miklawas — Translations
- Tamil: நுண்மெய்யம் (nuṇmeyyam) — Translations