English Explanatory Dictionary

liposome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

liposome liposomes

Etymology

From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).

Derived words

coliposome immunoliposome intraliposome liposomal liposomalization liposomic liposomize liposomized nanoliposome peptidoliposome phospholiposome polymersome proliposome proteoliposome
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