NOUN | body | liposome | an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged |
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Sounds | lih'pahsow.m | |
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Rhymes | aerodrome ... tome: 31 rhymes with owm... |
Meaning | An artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector. | |
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Broader | vesicle, cyst | A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
Spanish | liposoma | |
Catalan | liposoma |
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