LYSOSOME

lysosome

(noun) an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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