lysosome

English

Etymology

lyso- +‎ -some

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/

Noun

lysosome (plural lysosomes)

1. (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

• autolysosome
• endolysosome
• heterolysosome
• lysosomal
• lysosomatic
• lysosomic
• lysosomotropic
• lysosomotropism
• melanolysosome
• phagolysosome

 

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
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• 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