Carbonosome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carbonosome is a noun meaning (biology) Any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules).
Meaning
(biology) Any prokaryotic structure that stores carbon (and therefore energy) (typically polyhydroxyalkanoate granules).
Word Forms
- carbonosomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glycogenosome, carboxysome, hypernucleosome, metabolosome, cytosome, keratinosome.
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