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microbody en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- Proto-West Germanic *bodag Old English bodiġ Middle English bodi English body English microbody From micro- + body.

Meanings

  1. A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.

Forms

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Synonyms

peroxisome

Translations (4)

de Peroxisom (cellular organelle) · de Microbody (cellular organelle) · es microcuerpo (cellular organelle) · vi vi thể (cellular organelle)