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liposome

/ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
li-po-some
IPA
/ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

liposomes (plural)

Derived Forms

coliposome immunoliposome intraliposome liposomal liposomalization liposomic liposomize liposomized nanoliposome peptidoliposome phospholiposome polymersome

Frequently Paired Words

azotosome

Questions

How do you pronounce liposome?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪ.pəˌzəʊm/.
What does liposome mean?
An aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular membrane, typically of phospholipid; a lipid vesicle.
Where does liposome come from?
From lipo- (“fat”) + -some (“body”). From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”) and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “soma”).

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