LYSOSOME
Dictionary entry overview: What does lysosome mean? • LYSOSOME (noun)
The noun LYSOSOME has 1 sense:
1. an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
Familiarity information: LYSOSOME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LYSOSOME (noun)
Meaning:
An organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("lysosome" is a kind of...):
cell organ; cell organelle; organelle (a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ)
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