English Explanatory Dictionary

xenosome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A endosymbiotic bacterium of some marine protozoans.
  2. Particles of debris sometimes incorporated into the shells of some testate amoebae.

Word forms

xenosome xenosomes

Etymology

From xeno- + -some.

Derived words

xenosomic
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