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lysosome

/ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
lyso-some
IPA
/ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)bor. English lyso- Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English lysosome From lyso- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/

Inflected Forms

lysosomes (plural)

Derived Forms

autolysosome autophagolysosome cytolysosome endolysosome heterolysosome lysosomal lysosomatic lysosomic lysosomotropic lysosomotropism melanolysosome phagolysosome

Questions

How do you pronounce lysosome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪsəˌsoʊm/.
What does lysosome mean?
An organelle found in all types of animal cells which contains a large range of digestive enzymes capable of splitting most biological macromolecules.
Where does lysosome come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)bor. English lyso- Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English lysosome From lyso- + -some.

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