Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxysome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxysome
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and involved in ATP synthesis.

Etymology

From oxy- + -some.

Inflected Forms

oxysomes (plural)

Questions

What does oxysome mean?: One of the small round bodies found in the folds of the cristae in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and involved in ATP synthesis.
Where does oxysome come from?: From oxy- + -some.

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