English Explanatory Dictionary

magnetosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A membranous prokaryotic organelle, containing mineral crystals, present in magnetotactic bacteria

Word forms

magnetosome magnetosomes

Etymology

From magneto- + -some.

Related words

magnetosomal
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