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peroxisome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
per-ox-i-some
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.

Inflected Forms

peroxisomes (plural)

Derived Forms

peroxisomal

Synonyms

microbody

Questions

What does peroxisome mean?
An intracellular organelle found in all eukaryotes (except Archezoa) which is the source of the enzymes that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, and are responsible for the oxidation of long-chain fatty acids.

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