hydrogenosome
Meanings
noun
- A membrane-bound form of organelles that produce molecular hydrogen and ATP in some anerobic ciliates, trichomonads and fungi, remarkable in that most forms contain no DNA.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From hydrogen + -o- + -some.
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