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glycosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gly-co-some
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes

Etymology

From glyco- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

glycosomes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

glycosomal

Questions

What does glycosome mean?
A membrane-enclosed organelle that contains the glycolytic enzymes
Where does glycosome come from?
From glyco- + -some.

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