Mesosome
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mesosome is a noun meaning Average-bodied; neither broad nor narrow in proportion to height or length.
Meaning
Average-bodied; neither broad nor narrow in proportion to height or length.
More Meanings
- A folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
Word Forms
- mesosomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include matrix, metabolosome, cytomembrane, macerozyme, macrosome, membranosome.
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