lysosome

English

Etymology

lyso- +‎ -some

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/

Noun

lysosome (plural lysosomes)

(cytology) An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

Derived terms

Translations

digestive organelle

Catalan: lisosoma m
Czech: lyzozom (cs) m
Danish: lysosom n
Dutch: lysosoom (nl) n
Esperanto: lizosomo
French: lysosome (fr) m
German: Lysosom (de) n
Hindi: लयनकाय (layankāy)
Hungarian: lizoszóma
Icelandic: leysibóla f, leysikorn n
Italian: lisosoma (it) m

Japanese: リソソーム (risosōmu), 水解小体 (suikaishoutai)
Malay: lisosom
Polish: lizosom m
Portuguese: lisossoma m, lisossomo m
Russian: лизосо́ма (ru) f (lizosóma)
Spanish: lisosoma (es) m
Swedish: lysosom (sv) c
Tagalog: biluslawas
Tamil: முறிமெய்யம் (muṟimeyyam)
Vietnamese: tiêu thể

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